up of flexible plates which allowed the animal to move more easily. Holmesina individuals were much larger than any modern armadillo: They could reach a length of 2 m, and a weight of 227 kg, while the modern giant armadillo does not attain more than 54 kg.

Taxonomy

Joseph Leidy initially described Holmesina fossils from Florida as Glyptodon septentrionalis in 1889. However, shortly after a close relationship with

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