Vasika Udurawane Writer All posts fossils evolution fossils and evolution glyptodonts armadillo extinct mammals ancient mammals mammal paleontology A study of 12,000-year-old DNA shows that the car-sized, club-tailed glyptodonts were cousins of modern armadillos. Source: BBC News Image Credit: Peter Schouten Related Legend of the "Devil's Corkscrews" Killer bite of the otter-bear What killed the real-life King Kong? The giant armadillos of the Americas Why don’t we see more animals with tail weapons like Stegosaurus or Ankylosaurus?