Glyptodonts were discovered twice. The first indigenous societies to arrive in South America encountered them and were able to interact with them. Thousands of years after the glyptodonts became extinct, paleontologists rediscovered them from their fossil remains. Currently, several research teams of South American scientists are studying the natural history of these extraordinary animals.

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A Brief History of the Double Discovery of Glyptodonts

  • Carlos Adrián Quintana

摘要

Glyptodonts were discovered twice. The first indigenous societies to arrive in South America encountered them and were able to interact with them. Thousands of years after the glyptodonts became extinct, paleontologists rediscovered them from their fossil remains. Currently, several research teams of South American scientists are studying the natural history of these extraordinary animals.