In Depth Known from a partial skull, Kuntinaru is a genus of dasypodid armadillo that lived in Bolivia during the Oligocene. Further Reading - Oldest cingulate skulls provide congruence between morphological and molecular scenarios of armadillo evolution. - Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278 (1719): 2791–2797. - Guillaume Billet, Lionel Hautier, Christian de Muizon … Read more
In Depth Along with Doedicurus, Glyptodon is one of the better known members of the Glyptodontidae, and as you may have already guessed, is the type genus of this group since this was the first genus to be named. Unlike Doedicurus however, Glyptodon did not possess a spiked club on the end of its tail. … Read more
In Depth With a length of four meters Doedicurus is easily one of the larger members of the glyptodonts, armoured herbivores that are related to modern day armadillos. Like other glyptodonts, Doedicurus had an armoured shell made from osteoderms that grew to surround its body. This shell was most strongly fixed around the pelvis, with … Read more
In Depth Peltephilus was an extinct relative of today’s armadillos, though its large size makes it comparable to the largest of today’s species such as the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) which has a combined head and tail length of one hundred and fifty centimetres (one hundred for the body and fifty for the tail). The … Read more