Description
Glyptodont Armor
Glyptotherium floridanum
Pleistocene
Desoto County, Peace River, Florida
Bizarre in appearance, glyptodonts possessed a solid, heavy, unmoving shell, similar to that of an armadillo, made up of small individual hexagonal scutes. This shield covered the entire body, including its head, its legs and the entire tail. Slow, heavy animals that may have...