Definition of Glyptodont. Meaning of Glyptodont. Synonyms of Glyptodont

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Definition of Glyptodont

Glyptodont
Glyptodont Glyp"to*dont, n. (Paleon.) One of a family (Glyptodontid[ae]) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known.

Meaning of Glyptodont from wikipedia

- Glyptodonts are an extinct clade of large, heavily armoured armadillos, reaching up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height, and maximum body m****es of around...
- "tail") is an extinct genus of glyptodont from North and South America containing one species, D. clavicaudatus. Glyptodonts are a member of the family Chlamyphoridae...
- Glyptotherium (from Gr**** for 'grooved or carved beast') is a genus of glyptodont (an extinct group of large, herbivorous armadillos) in the family Chlamyphoridae...
- (gluptós) 'sculptured', and ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς (odont-, odoús) 'tooth') is a genus of glyptodont, an extinct group of large, herbivorous armadillos, that lived from the...
- capable of this. Recent genetic research has shown that the megafaunal glyptodonts (up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall with maximum body m****es of around 2...
- anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos. Extinct xenarthrans include the glyptodonts, pampatheres and ground sloths. Xenarthrans originated in South America...
- pampatheriids, which reached weights of up to 200 kg (440 lb) and chlamyphorid glyptodonts, which attained m****es of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) or more. The cingulate...
- Pleistocene Epoch. Many forms such as sabre-toothed cats, mammoths, mastodons, glyptodonts, etc., became extinct worldwide. Others, including horses, camels and...
- continent, with the casualties including saber-toothed cats, ground sloths, glyptodonts, gomphotheres, the equines Hippidion and Equus neogeus, and all remaining...
- Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians hunting a glyptodont Heinrich Harder (1858–1935), c. 1920. The Paleo-Indians, also known as the Lithic peoples, are the earliest...