This is no monster from a fantasy novel, but the mighty Glyptodon—a real-life giant that once roamed South America. The story of Glyptodon is one of power, resilience, and astonishing adaptation ...

Accessory protection structures in Glyptodon Owen (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) Annales de Paléontologie, 96 (1), 1-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2010.01.001 ...

And there are creatures native to Texas, including a glyptodon, an Ice Age, armadillo-type creature the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and one of the best preserved fin-backed reptiles that preceded ...

When a group of Argentinian fishermen settled on the banks of the Alegre creek on Monday, the last creature they expected to be among their haul was a 10,000-year-old glyptodon. But wedged into ...

Roughly the size of a VW Beetle, the glyptodon was well-armored against attacks from predators. A relative of modern-day armadillos, they were unable to pull their head into their shell like ...

Skull of a Glyptodon from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A member of an extinct group of relatives of armadillos with several species reaching sizes above a ton that migrated from South America to North ...

A comparison between the complete skull of a Glyptodon and the skull fragments of a fetal specimen. (From Zurita et al, 2009) A baseball player compared to the glyptodont Doedicurus clavicaudatus.

Les restes fossilisés d'un glyptodon, datant de 16.000 ans, ont été découverts dans la ville de Carmelo, au sud-ouest de l'Uruguay, par un agriculteur qui a contacté, Andrés Rinderknecht, le ...

A restoration of a trunked Glyptotherium arizonae from North America, and an updated version of Glyptodon from South America (note the fringe along the front border of the shell). (Top image from ...