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Early humans butchered enormous armadillos
South America was once home to some giant armadillo ancestors. About 20,000 years ago, these plated mammals called Glyptodonts skulked around present day Argentina. They varied in size from about 661 to over 4,000 pounds at 5.5 to 11 feet long. Glyptodonts …