A large glyptodont from the Pleistocene epoch
The Glyptodont lived during the Pleistocene epoch and carried around a protective carapace like the present day turtle. Its tail may have been used to protect itself from predators or for mating rights
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© Stocktrek Images / Mary Evans
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Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images
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Cenozoic Cingulata Exoskeleton Gigantic Glyptodon Glyptodont Glyptodontidae Megafauna Miocene Neogene Osteoderm Pleistocene Quaternary Scute Spiked Tarantian Xenarthra
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