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The Glyptodon was a large, armored mammal and relative of early armadillos during the Pleistocene epoch. They were roughly the size of a small car.

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Satyajit Venkata Vure

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The Glyptodon was a large, armored mammal and relative of early armadillos during the Pleistocene epoch. They were roughly the size of a small car.

Glyptodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glyptodon (Greek for "grooved or carved tooth") was a large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae, a relative of armadillos that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodon
Glyptodontidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glyptodonts are an extinct family of large, heavily armored cingulate xenarthrans related to the extinct pampatheres and modern armadillos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodontidae
Glyptodon - About

The prehistoric armadillo Glyptodon was the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/glyptodon.htm
Glyptodon - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Information about Glyptodon and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/g/glyptodon.html
Extinct Animals - Glyptodon - YouTube

The Glyptodon is an extinct armadillo ancestor that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch. Scientists typically compare it to the Volkswagen Beetle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvnkCs0LEic
Glyptodon Stock Photos, Images, & Pictures - Shutterstock

Glyptodon stock photos, vectors and illustrations from Shutterstock, the world's largest royalty-free image, video, and music marketplace.
http://www.shutterstock.com/s/glyptodon/search.html
Prehistoric Beast of the Week: Glyptodon

This week we are checking out a really heavily-protected prehistoric mammal. Enter Glyptodon! Glyptodon was a member of a family of mammals called xenarthra, which also includes modern anteaters, armadillos and sloths.
http://prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com/2014/02/glyptodon-prehistoric-animal-of-week.html
Glyptodon - Prehistoric-Fauna

Glyptodonts was a large, more heavily armored relatives of extinct pampatheres and modern armadillos. They first evolved during the Miocene in South America, which remained their center of species diversity.
http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Glyptodon
Extra Armor Gave Glyptodon an Edge - Wired

Killing a glyptodont was no easy task. Prehistoric, bad-ass cousins of modern armadillos, these large mammals were protected by bony shielding on almost every part of their body.
http://www.wired.com/2011/02/extra-armor-gave-glyptodon-an-edge
Glyptodon - Definition of Glyptodon by Merriam-Webster

Definition of glyptodon from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glyptodon

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Glyptodon Temporal range: Pliocene?- Pleistocene ( Montehermosan?– Lujanian) ~ 3.200–0.011 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Skeleton of G. clavipes at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:	†Glyptodontinae
Genus:	†Glyptodon Owen, 1839
Type species
†Glyptodon clavipes Owen, 1839
Other Species
†G. elongatus? Burmeister, 1866 †G. jatunkhirkhi Cuadrelli et al., 2020 †G. munizi Ameghino, 1881 †G. reticulatus Owen, 1845

Distribution of Glyptodon (green) compared to Glyptotherium's (orange).
Synonyms
Genus synonymy Chlamydotherium Bronn, 1838 Orycterotherium Bronn, 1838 Lepitherium Sainte-Hilaire, 1831 Pachypus D'Alton, 1839 Schistopleurum Nodot, 1857 Thoracophorus Gervais and Ameghino, 1888 (preoccupied) Neothoracophorus Ameghino, 1889 Paraglypytodon Castellanos, 1943 Glyptocoileus Castellanos, 1952 Glyptopedius Castellanos, 1953 Heteroglyptodon Roselli, 1976 Synonyms of G. clavipes G. subelevatus Nodot, 1854 Synonyms of G. reticulatus G. typus Nodot, 1857 Schistopleurum typus (Nodot, 1857) G. robustus Burmeister, 1866 G. asper Burmeister, 1866 Hoplophorus asper (Burmeister, 1866) Schistopleurum asperus (Burmeister, 1866) Dubious species Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos, 1943 Glyptodon uquiensis (Castellanos, 1943) Heteroglyptodon genuarioi Roselli, 1976

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Glyptodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glyptodon (Greek for "grooved or carved tooth") was a large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae, a relative of armadillos that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodon
Glyptodontidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glyptodonts are an extinct family of large, heavily armored cingulate xenarthrans related to the extinct pampatheres and modern armadillos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodontidae
Glyptodon - About

The prehistoric armadillo Glyptodon was the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/glyptodon.htm
Glyptodon - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Information about Glyptodon and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/g/glyptodon.html
Extinct Animals - Glyptodon - YouTube

The Glyptodon is an extinct armadillo ancestor that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch. Scientists typically compare it to the Volkswagen Beetle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvnkCs0LEic
Glyptodon Stock Photos, Images, & Pictures - Shutterstock

Glyptodon stock photos, vectors and illustrations from Shutterstock, the world's largest royalty-free image, video, and music marketplace.
http://www.shutterstock.com/s/glyptodon/search.html
Prehistoric Beast of the Week: Glyptodon

This week we are checking out a really heavily-protected prehistoric mammal. Enter Glyptodon! Glyptodon was a member of a family of mammals called xenarthra, which also includes modern anteaters, armadillos and sloths.
http://prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com/2014/02/glyptodon-prehistoric-animal-of-week.html
Glyptodon - Prehistoric-Fauna

Glyptodonts was a large, more heavily armored relatives of extinct pampatheres and modern armadillos. They first evolved during the Miocene in South America, which remained their center of species diversity.
http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Glyptodon
Extra Armor Gave Glyptodon an Edge - Wired

Killing a glyptodont was no easy task. Prehistoric, bad-ass cousins of modern armadillos, these large mammals were protected by bony shielding on almost every part of their body.
http://www.wired.com/2011/02/extra-armor-gave-glyptodon-an-edge
Glyptodon - Definition of Glyptodon by Merriam-Webster

Definition of glyptodon from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glyptodon

Glyptodon Temporal range: Pliocene?- Pleistocene ( Montehermosan?– Lujanian) ~ 3.200–0.011 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Skeleton of G. clavipes at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:	†Glyptodontinae
Genus:	†Glyptodon Owen, 1839
Type species
†Glyptodon clavipes Owen, 1839
Other Species
†G. elongatus? Burmeister, 1866 †G. jatunkhirkhi Cuadrelli et al., 2020 †G. munizi Ameghino, 1881 †G. reticulatus Owen, 1845

Distribution of Glyptodon (green) compared to Glyptotherium's (orange).
Synonyms
Genus synonymy Chlamydotherium Bronn, 1838 Orycterotherium Bronn, 1838 Lepitherium Sainte-Hilaire, 1831 Pachypus D'Alton, 1839 Schistopleurum Nodot, 1857 Thoracophorus Gervais and Ameghino, 1888 (preoccupied) Neothoracophorus Ameghino, 1889 Paraglypytodon Castellanos, 1943 Glyptocoileus Castellanos, 1952 Glyptopedius Castellanos, 1953 Heteroglyptodon Roselli, 1976 Synonyms of G. clavipes G. subelevatus Nodot, 1854 Synonyms of G. reticulatus G. typus Nodot, 1857 Schistopleurum typus (Nodot, 1857) G. robustus Burmeister, 1866 G. asper Burmeister, 1866 Hoplophorus asper (Burmeister, 1866) Schistopleurum asperus (Burmeister, 1866) Dubious species Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos, 1943 Glyptodon uquiensis (Castellanos, 1943) Heteroglyptodon genuarioi Roselli, 1976

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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