The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Armadillos are prehistoric-looking animals that belong to a family of mammals found primarily in Central and South America. The earliest fossil ancestor of our North American armadillo occurred about 60 million years ago; it was as large as a rhinoceros. Our present-day nine-banded or long-nosed ar...

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Main Authors: Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-10-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109067
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