Cut marks on some recently uncovered Glyptodon fossils indicate that early humans may have butchered and eaten these bulky animals and are described in a study published July 17 in the open-access ...

But not just this giant armadillo. Giant sloths, four-tusked elephants, and a whole bunch of other ancient mammals that roamed the earth over 10,000 years ago also all played a role.

The biggest an armadillo can grow is the size of a small pig, and can weigh up to 60 kilograms ... Glyptodon was this enormous placental mammal that lived up until 10,000 years ago, ...

Fishermen discover over 10,000-year-old 'ancient armadillo' shell. The shell of an 'ancient armadillo' that lived 10,000 years has been discovered by stunned fishermen buried beside a river.

Glyptodon, by Heinrich Harder 1916. Public domain. This large, heavily armored relative of the armadillo once roamed the lowlands of South America and reached as far as modern-day Guatemala.

Wedged into the sands of Barrio La Flecha in Ezeiza, Greater Buenos Aires was hidden a shell of the extinct armadillo-like animals which roamed South America pre-Ice Age.

An artist's representation of a glyptodon, essentially a giant ancestor of the modern armadillo. Pavel Riha via Wikipedia Nievas told television channel Todo Noticias he found the shell partly covered ...

An armadillo digs for food along Ala. 59 near Loxley in Baldwin County in this file photo. ... This is a drawing of the predecessor of today's armadillo -- the 6-foot-tall glyptodon.

The armadillo order first evolved around 50 million years ago in South America. The type found in Cusco was a glyptodon, one of the biggest ancient armadillos from the Ice Ages.

And there are creatures native to Texas, including a glyptodon, an Ice Age, armadillo-type creature the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and one of the best preserved fin-backed reptiles that preceded ...