Glyptodon skull (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Glyptodon skull

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Skull of a Glyptodon from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A member of an extinct group of armadillo relatives, with several species reaching sizes above a ton.

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Photo courtesy of Philippe Loubry, MNHN, CR2P. Specimen MNHN.F.PAM759

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