An Armadillo As Big As A Car
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Species of Glyptodonts originated in South America during the Pleistocene epoch, and eventually migrated to Central and North America. They could grow to the size of a small car, and some had tails that ended in a mace-like knob of spikes. Their extinction occurred around the same time as the arrival of humans in the Americas. Evidence suggests that hunters ate the meat from their Glyptodont kills, and used the remaining shells as shelters.
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