![]() It is believed that this order originated some 60 million years ago, when South America was more isolated from the North American landmass. Modern armadillos belong to the order Cingulata, a Latin word meaning girdle. The Aztecs had their own term for this creature: ayotochin, a word meaning turtle-rabbit. The term armadillo is derived from a Spanish word meaning “little armored one,” which was given by Spanish colonialists and explorers who spotted the unusual creature upon their travels through the Americas. Watch on YouTube Armadillo Scientific Name They appeared to go extinct around the last ice age more than 10,000 years ago. ![]() Despite their enormous size, they were actually grazing herbivores that lacked canine teeth. Formally known as the glyptodonts, it is believed that they were as big as a Volkswagen Beetle. ![]()
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