The Glyptodon Was A Prehistoric Armadillo So Big That Early Humans Used Its Shells For Shelters

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The Glyptodon may seem like just a big Armadillo, but it was the size of a car and could crush early Humans with its clubbed tail.In prehistoric times, it seems as though every animal was bigger than its modern counterpart.Mammoths were taller, hairier, and heavier than elephants. Ancient sloths grew to the size of modern-day Elephants. Alligators and Crocodiles routinely grew to the length of a city bus. And Snakes were so big that they could eat Alligators.One such enormous prehistoric creature that dwarfs its modern counterpart and a creature that our ancestors came in contact with was the Glyptodon, a Giant Armadillo about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.