Plohophorus

Plohophorus
Temporal range: Late Miocene – Late Pliocene
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily: Glyptodontinae
Genus: Plohophorus
Ameghino, 1887
Type species
Plohophorus figuratus
Ameghino, 1887
Species
  • P. barrancalobensis Zamorano & Scillato-Yané, 2011
  • P. coronatus Rovereto, 1914
  • P. cuneiformis Ameghino, 1904
  • P. figuratus Ameghino, 1887
  • P. paranensis Ameghino, 1895
  • P. sygmaturus Ameghino, 1895
  • P. yrigoyeni Yrigoyen, 1954
  • P. avellaneda Quiñones, Cuadrelli, Reyes, Luna, Poiré & Zurita, 2023
Synonyms
  • Plohophorus araucanus Ameghino, 1904
  • Plohophorus australis Moreno, 1888
  • Plohophorus orientalis Ameghino, 1889
  • Urotherium antiquum Ameghino, 1888

Plohophorus is an extinct genus of glyptodont. it lived from the Late Miocene to the Late Pliocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.