Vasika Udurawane Writer All Posts A study of 12,000-year-old DNA shows that the car-sized, club-tailed glyptodonts were cousins of modern armadillos. Source: BBC News This story is an excerpt. You can read the full story by clicking the “Read full article” button. Read Full Article Image Credit: Peter Schouten Vasika Udurawane Writer All Posts fossils evolution fossils and evolution glyptodonts armadillo extinct mammals ancient mammals mammal paleontology Related Stories Legend of the "Devil's Corkscrews" Killer bite of the otter-bear What killed the real-life King Kong? The giraffe's heavyweight cousin gets a facelift 'Pre-historic' animal shell found in Argentina