Glyptotherium was a large, quadrupedal (four-legged), herbivorous armadillo with an armored carapace (top shell) that was made of hundreds of interconnected osteoderms (structures in …

Glyptodonts are an extinct clade of large, heavily armoured armadillos, reaching up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height, and maximum body masses of around 2 tonnes. They had short, deep skulls, …

Feb 1, 2016 · †Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903—Osborn's Glyptodont. Synonyms. Glyptotherium arizonae. Kurtén and Anderson (1980) indicated that Glyptotherium texanum …

Jan 14, 2025 · Glyptotherium, a giant extinct armadillo-like grazer, is an example of a taxon that likely originated in South America and migrated to North America.

The geographic distribution and faunal associations of Glyptotherium clearly indicate tropical or subtropical habitats. North American glyptodonts exhibit extreme tendencies toward …

Glyptotherium, the only North American glyptodont, is a grazing herbivore from the plains of the southern United States. Its jaws are deep and strong, although its chewing motions are limited. …

Glyptotherium. This armadillo-like creature is Glyptotherium. Its first appearance in North America was in Arizona and Texas during the Pliocene Period, about 2-3 million years ago. A distant …

Jan 1, 2018 · Glyptotherium, the North American genus, differs from Glypto don in dentition, cranial anatomy, thickness of carapacial osteoderms,

Jun 1, 2018 · In this paper, we propose a detailed morphological comparison between the southern South American species of Glyptodon and Glyptotherium in order to identify …

Jan 14, 2025 · Glyptotherium, a giant extinct armadillo‐like grazer, is an example of a taxon that likely originated in South America and migrated to North America.