. A manual of zoology for the use of students : with a general introduction on the principles of zoology . Zoology. 6l2 MANUAL OF ZOOLOGY. therium (fig. 239) was eighteen feet in length, with bones as massive, or more so, than the Elephant. Pig. 239.—Mcgaihernim. From the Upper Tertiaries of South America (Pleistocene). In the same way the little banded Armadillos of South America were formerly represented by_ gigantic species, con- stituting the genus Glyptodon. The Glyptodons (fig. 240) differed fi-om the living Armadillos in having no bands in their armour, so that they must have been unabl
. A manual of zoology for the use of students : with a general introduction on the principles of zoology . Zoology. 6l2 MANUAL OF ZOOLOGY. therium (fig. 239) was eighteen feet in length, with bones as massive, or more so, than the Elephant. Pig. 239.—Mcgaihernim. From the Upper Tertiaries of South America (Pleistocene). In the same way the little banded Armadillos of South America were formerly represented by_ gigantic species, con- stituting the genus Glyptodon. The Glyptodons (fig. 240) differed fi-om the living Armadillos in having no bands in their armour, so that they must have been unable to roll themselves up. * It is rare at the present day to meet with any Armadillo over two or three feet in length ; but the length of the Glyptodon davipes, from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, was more than nine Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York : D. Appleton
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