| Plaxhaplous | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | †Glyptodontinae |
| Genus: | †Plaxhaplous Ameghino, 1884 |
| Species: | †P. canaliculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Plaxhaplous canaliculatus Ameghino, 1884 | |
Plaxhaplous was adubious[1] genus ofglyptodont, an extinct relative of the modernarmadillo. It lived in thePleistocene epoch.[2] Thetype species isPlaxhaplous canaliculatus.[3]Plaxhaplous canaliculatus fossils were found in Argentina, nearLuján inBuenos Aires Province.[3]Plaxhaplous fossils have also been found inUruguay.[2] and in theCharana Formation ofBolivia.[4]
Like all glyptodonts,Plaxhaplous was endowed with acarapace. This carapace was formed by bonyosteoderms, which formed a rigid and robust structure which protected the animal from predators.[3]
The namePlaxhaplous means simple, flat surface.[3]
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