‭ ‬Dasypodidae - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Kuntinaru

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

Peltephilus

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

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