Glyptodon Scute - SOLD 2.58" decade-2024 45" fossil plant from the

45" fossil plant from the genus Lobatopteris that was recovered from a coal bed in Poland

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Glyptodon Scute - SOLD 2.58" decade-2024 45" fossil plant from theGlyptodons were heavily armored mammals originating in the Pliocene Epoch three million years ago. With their interlocked osteoderms forming a massive shell, plus a spiked tail for use in combat, Glyptodons flourished across the Americas up until just 10,000 years ago when they were hunted by humans migrating into the continents. This specimen is a Glyptodon scute measuring 2. 58". Their hexagonal patterning allowed these osteoderms to interlock