Ancient armadillo the size of a car discovered in dried-up riverbed Jasper Hamill. Published February 21, 2020 3:34pm Share this with. Comments. The ancient monsters were ...

Researchers have found evidence of butchery marks on the back of an ancient armadillo-like animal, suggesting humans were in South America 20,000 years ago -- earlier than many researchers thought.

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A family of ancient animals called glyptodonts have long been thought of as giant armadillos, and now scientists have the genetic data to back it up: According to a study published Monday in Current B ...

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of the extinct armadillo genus Parutaetus from fossilized osteoderms found in the Paraná state of southern Brazil. Named Parutaetus oliveirai, this ...

Ancient giant armadillo bones reveal oldest human existence in America. A 3D rendering of how hunter-gatherers would have processed the meat from these large armored mammals.

A fossil of an armadillo-like mammal appears to bear cut marks from butchering by humans, suggesting people were living in South America at least 20,000 years ago, even earlier than once thought.

This image shows artifacts made of bony material from a giant sloth discovered at a rock shelter in Brazil and excavated from archaeological layers dated to 25,000 to 27,000 years ago.

The heavily armoured mammals had a rounded, bony shell and squat limbs similar to a turtle.

The ancient bruisers probably diverged from the rest of the family about 35 million years ago, which is more than 30 million years before modern armadillo species hit the scene.

Researchers have found evidence of butchery marks on the back of an ancient armadillo-like animal, suggesting humans were in South America 20,000 years ago -- earlier than many researchers thought.