An Argentinian farmer was transporting his cattle when he stumbled upon fossilised remains of giant Armadillos in a dry bed of Vallimanca stream in Argentina.
They are 20,000 years old, were facing the same direction, and are known as Glyptodons. They are as big as VW Beetle cars.
The Institute of Archaeological and Paleontological Investigations of the Pampa Quaternary (INCUAPA) says that a regional drought revealed the specimens that had once been submerged in the river.
Ancient armadillos had shells as long as five feet and as thick as two inches, which they used as protection against predators. They also used their giant and spiky tails for defence.
Glyptodons roamed South America for 30 million years before facing extinction around 10,000 years ago, probably due to humans who used their shells for shelter.
In 2015, another Argentinian farmer found a three-foot-long shell belonging to a Glyptodon.
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