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Plugging the gaps in the glyptodont family tree: Fossils confirm the ancient beasts are related to modern-day armadillos

    DNA analysis proves that extinct glyptodonts were a type of armadillo
    They lived alongside sabre-toothed cats and giant sloths until last ice age
    Thick armour carapace preserved fragments of mitochondrial DNA
    Animal weighed up to 2,000kg and they swung a spiky tail for protection

By Russ Swan For Mailonline

Published: 12:00 EDT, 22 February 2016 | Updated: 03:08 EDT, 23 February 2016

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