| Panochthus Temporal range: Pleistocene |
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| Panochthus vogti skull | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Glyptodontidae |
| Genus: | Panochthus
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Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, who lived in Argentina during the Pleistocene epoch.
It could reach 3 m of length; the upper skull and the body were protected by hemispherical armor composed of hundred of rounded scales. The tail, short and wedge-shaped, consisted of small bony bands with small spikes used for defense.