Doedicurus
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Doedicurus, from Ancient Greek δοῖδυξ, meaning "pestle" and oυρά, meaning "tail", is an extinct genus of glyptodont from South America containing one species, D. clavicaudatus. Glyptodonts are a membe
Doedicurus fossil in Brazil
Skull of Doedicurus from the front and right
1913 reconstruction of Doedicurus and Glyptodon by Robert Bruce Horsfall
The depressions on the tail club may have supported spikes
Chlamyphoridae
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Chlamyphoridae is a family of cingulate mammals. While glyptodonts have traditionally been considered stem-group cingulates outside the group that contains modern armadillos, there had been speculatio
Doedicurus
…meaning "tail", is an extinct genus of glyptodont from South America containing one species, D. clavicaudatus. Glyptodonts are a member of the family Chlamyphoridae, which also includes some modern armadillo species, and they are classified in the superorder Xenarthra alongside sloths and anteaters. Being a glyptodont…
Southern Three Banded Armadillo 065b
Taxidermied pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)