Doedicurus clavicaudatus

Doedicurus belongs to gyptodontidae family, lived during the Pleistocene aroximatly 100 mil years ago in South América, migrating then to Central and North America. Doedicurus clavicaudatus was 4 metros long and could weight 2000 k. its shield was almost hemisferic, high, its diameter was more than 2 metres metros. As all the glyptodons, was herbivorous, its strong shield wascomplemented with a large tail made up bu the articulation of six rings. the end of the tail had a ball of bone with pticks, also made of bone. this annimal disapeared at the end o pleistocene, 10.000 years ago.
In Mar de Ajó I only found a few pieces of the shield wich are shown bellow, ane are evidence of the doedicurus presence in Mar de Ajó.

Doedicurus clavicaudatus, original skeleton in "Museo de Ciencias Naturales de La Plata".

comparison with a 1,80 m tall man.

.hexagonal bones found in Mar de Ajó

Doedicurus refusing a phorusrracus.

Doedicurus and its pricked tail end.