Fossil glyptodont skutes
| Description: |
Glyptodonts were large, armadillo like mammals that lived between twenty and three million years ago. Originally they had armadillo-like armor, but evolved to have armor fused like a dome with a “helmet” for its head and even armor on its tail! This armor was made of skutes, or scales. Glyptodonts were grazing animals, with powerful teeth and jaws for grinding vegetation. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1406 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Glyptodontidae Mammals Mammals, Fossil Animals, Fossil Fossils |
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