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Pictures, geographical information, anatomical images, and ecology of all known armadillo species. ... (We can't help it - it's how we were trained!) This site is no different, but I do recognize that the names of individual armadillo species are probably meaningless to many of my visitors.
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www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/species.html
www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/species.html
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An ancient Maya legend says that the first armadillos were created to teach a lesson in humility to a couple of minor gods. According to the legend, Hachakyum, the Maya Sun God, sat the two unruly deities down on a bench before all the othe...
http://www.msu.edu/%7Enixonjos/armadillo/history.html
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Armadillo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. The Dasypodidae are the only surviving family in the order Cingulata , part of the superorder Xenarthra along with...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo
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Members of some armadillo species can roll into a ball for protection. Armadillos are omnivorous, although insects form the bulk of their diet. Most are nocturnal, resting during the day in burrows that they excavate with their strong front feet and enormous claws;
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www.encyclopedia.com/topic/armadillo.aspx
www.encyclopedia.com/topic/armadillo.aspx
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The latter species is still found throughout the southeastern U.S. The drawing above shows an extinct beautiful armadillo in the background with a modern nine-banded armadillo in the foreground.
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www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/dasypus.html
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The armadillo relative lived in the Andes 18 million years ago. ... A partial skeleton discovered high in the Andes in northern Chile represents a new species of an armadillo-like mammal that lived 18 million years ago.
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www.livescience.com/animals/071212-armadillo-fossil.htm...
www.livescience.com/animals/071212-armadillo-fossil.html
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A partial skeleton discovered high in the Andes in northern Chile represents a new species of an armadillo-like mammal that lived 18 million years ago. ... Fossil collected in 2004, but recent comparisons identified it as new species ... Artist’s reconstruction of the primitive armadillo relative, P. septentrionalis,
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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22219067/
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Ancient Oversized Armadillo-Like Species Discovered, Hard-shelled creature that lived 18 million years ago was early glyptodont, which later grew to be size of small car. ... A partial skeleton discovered high in the Andes in northern Chile represents a new species of an armadillo-like mammal that lived 18 million years ago.
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www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317124,00.html
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