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Prehistoric glyptodonts of the genus Doedicurus graze on grassy plains 25, 000 years ago in what is today South America. In the background is a giant ground sloth of the genus Eremotherium. With a turtle-like shell five feet tall and weighing over two tons, Doedicurus was the largest known glyptodontid, an extinct family of heavily-armored herbivores related to modern armadillos. Doedicurus carried a large spiked tail that could have helped protect it from large predators and other Doedicurus. Eremotherium was a Megatheriid that grew to 20 feet long and weighed up to three tons

Biodiversity Cenozoic Cingulata Doedicurus Exoskeleton Glyptodon Glyptodont Glyptodontidae Grazing Megafauna Megatherium Neogene Osteoderm Paleoart Paleobotany Paleogeography Pleistocene Quaternary Scute Sloth Tarantian Vegetation Woodlands Xenarthra

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