Ancient armored mammal from Argentina was a huge armadillo
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 22:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DNA coaxed out of a 12,000-year-old fossil from Argentina is providing unique insight into one of the strangest Ice Age giants: a tank-like mammal the size of a small car with a bulbous bony shell and a spiky, club-shaped tail.