Mammal
Doedicurus
Some cracks in fossil armor have been linked to tail blows from other animals in this group.
Doedicurus protected its rounded body beneath heavy armor.
Three stages. One companion.
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AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Doedicurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Quaternary
- Group
- Chlamyphoridae
- Chlamyphorids
- Fossil locations
- Patagonia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Doedicurus
It was a glyptodont with a rounded body protected by a heavy shell. Its relationship links it with armadillos and, more broadly, with sloths and anteaters.
Some fractures in armored shells have been linked to blows from the tails of animals in this group. Such injuries offer clues to possible encounters, though a mark cannot reveal every detail of what happened.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Chlamyphoridae
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