Synonyms of P. tuberculatus Synonyms of P. greslebini Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, which lived in the Gran Chaco-Pampean region of Argentina (Lujan, Yupoí and Agua Blanca Formations), Brazil (Jandaíra Formation), Bolivia (Tarija and Ñuapua Formations), Paraguay and Uruguay (Sopas and Dolores Formations) during the Pleistocene epoch.
[1][2][3][4] It could reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and a weight up to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[5] the upper skull and the body were protected by hemispherical armor composed of hundreds of rounded scales.
The tail, short and wedge-shaped, consisted of small bony bands with small spikes used for defense.
Preserved tracheal rings are known from one specimen.
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