Ancient Armadillos As Big As VW Beetle Once Roamed The Earth
- 8 years ago
A new study has found that glyptodonts, which were massive shelled creatures that lived for millions of years before going extinct about 10,000 years ago, are likely part of the same family as modern-day armadillos.
An ancient species of armored animal that weighed upwards of a ton has recently been identified as part of the armadillo family by an international team of researchers.
Frederic Delsuc, one of the team members of the study, has stated that the creatures, called glyptodonts, “should probably be considered a subfamily of gigantic armadillos.”
This determination was made based on an analysis of 12,000-year-old DNA.
An ancient species of armored animal that weighed upwards of a ton has recently been identified as part of the armadillo family by an international team of researchers.
Frederic Delsuc, one of the team members of the study, has stated that the creatures, called glyptodonts, “should probably be considered a subfamily of gigantic armadillos.”
This determination was made based on an analysis of 12,000-year-old DNA.