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Glyptodon

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The Glyptodon was a giant armadillo.

Glyptodon Skelett.JPG
Glyptodon Skelett.JPG
It lived a long time ago. It had a hard shell for armor. This shell kept it safe. It ate green plants and grass.
Glyptodon sp teeth.jpg
Glyptodon sp teeth.jpg
Can you imagine a shell that big?

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Georges_Cuvier.jpg
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Glyptodon_Owen_1839.png
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Hunterian_Museum_London_1842.png
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Richard-owen2.jpg
File:Pleistocene SA.jpg
Pleistocene SA.jpg
File:Craneo de Glyptodon.jpg
Craneo de Glyptodon.jpg
File:Glyptodon_Skelett.JPG
Glyptodon_Skelett.JPG
File:Catalogue of casts of fossils (Plate (II)) BHL39943960.jpg
Catalogue of casts of fossils (Plate...
File:Glyptodon asper armor.JPG
Glyptodon asper armor.JPG
File:Armour_of_glyptodon.JPG
Armour_of_glyptodon.JPG
File:Cola de ejemplar de género Glyptodon.jpg
Cola de ejemplar de género Glyptodon.jpg
File:Glyptodon (4).jpg
Glyptodon (4).jpg

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