If you could travel back in time to South America thousands of years ago, you might have caught a glimpse of an animal known as a glyptodont living alongside giant ground sloths and saber-toothed cats. Glyptodonts looked like gigantic and fearsome armadillos; one of the largest species, Doedicurus, weighed as much as a ton and had a powerful club-shaped and spiky tail.
An illustrated rendition of two glyptodonts
[Credit: Peter...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]