''Panochthus'' is an extinct genus of

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, which lived in the

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- Pampean region of

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( Lujan, Yupoí and

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s),

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and Ñuapua Formations),

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and

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and Dolores Formations) during the

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epoch.''Panochthus''
at

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.org It could reach in length and a weight up to 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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File:Panochthus_vogti_05.JPG, ''Panochthus vogti'' skull File:PSM V13 D154 Panochthus tuberculatus.jpg, 1878 restoration of ''P. tuberculatus''

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