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Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. [1] Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant armadillos (maximum body mass of 45 kg (100 lb) in the case of the giant armadillo [ 2 ] ) existed until recently: pampatheriids , which reached weights of up to 200 kg (440 lb) [ 3 ] and chlamyphorid ...
The word armadillo means ' little armored one ' in Spanish; [2] [3] it is derived from armadura ' armor ', with the diminutive suffix -illo attached. While the phrase little armored one would translate to armadito normally, the suffix -illo can be used in place of -ito when the diminutive is used in an approximative tense. [4]
Minecraft Live 2023's mob vote has been revealed, with crabs, armadillos, and penguins as potential new mobs. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Laurasiatheria (2 C, 1 P) X. Xenarthrans (4 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Mammal superorders" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Red: anteater, yellow: armadillo, blue: sloth, orange: both anteater and armadillo, green: both armadillo and sloth, purple: anteater, armadillo and sloth Xenarthra ( / z ɛ ˈ n ɑːr θ r ə / ; from Ancient Greek ξένος , xénos, "foreign, alien" + ἄρθρον , árthron, "joint") is a major clade of placental mammals native to the ...
It was originally believed that his costume, a scaly nine-foot-tall orange armored hide with claws useful for digging through earth, was bonded to his skin by this process. [6] It was later revealed that it was not a costume, but part of his body that had been mutagenically altered with the genetic material of an actual armadillo.
Nine-banded armadillos generally weigh from 2.5–6.5 kg (5.5–14.3 lb), though the largest specimens can scale up to 10 kg (22 lb). They are one of the largest species of armadillos. [8] Head and body length is 38–58 cm (15–23 in), which combines with the 26–53 cm (10–21 in) tail, for a total length of 64–107 cm (25–42 in).
The six-banded armadillo is typically between 40 and 50 centimeters (16 and 20 in) in head-and-body length, and weighs 3.2 to 6.5 kilograms (7.1 to 14.3 lb). The carapace (hard shell on the back) is pale yellow to reddish brown, marked by scales of equal length, and scantily covered by buff to white bristle-like hairs. The forefeet have five ...