What are thought to be the ancestor of armadillos?

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∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Their direct ancestors are glyptodonts*, very much larger armadillos. Their more distant ancestors are thought to be general small mammals resembling shrews. Even further back their ancestry traces back through mammal-like reptiles and true reptiles, as do all mammals.

*See image above of a glyptodont.

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