Glyptodont scutes

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The glyptodont was armored from nearly head to toe Its head had a small cap of armor and its tail was enrobed in a tube of armor plating. The skulls of glyptodont's were very deep, and housed extremely powerful muscles which allowed these animals to The teeth used for grinding up plant matter were open-rooted so that they continued to grow despite being worn down by eating abrasive materials. The glyptodont was a placental mammal, meaning that it developed inside the mother’s uterus and was born almost fully developed. Although these animals were extremely large, the glyptodont was most likely gentle because it was an herbivore. Its large spiked tail was used for protection against saber-tooth tigers.

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A Scute is typically black from the mineral content in the ground where it fossilized. A “Scute” is a section from the external bony or horny plate, enlarged scales covering the exterior of some animals such as turtle, armadillo or the extinct glyptodont. Side scutes are about 1/2 the size or smaller of the regular scutes.