Extinct Florida Glyptodon One of the most unusual animals living during the Pleistocene was the Gyptodon, a large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae and a relative of armadillos. About the same size and weight as a Volkswagen Bug, it had a rounded, bony shell and squat limbs. It’s shell was made up of over 1000 interlocking bones called scutes. … Continue reading Glyptodon