Meaning: Pestle tail
Pronunciation: Dee-Dik-Yoo-Russ
Time Range: 2 million – 15,000 years ago
Dietary Type: Herbivorous
Size and weight: 4 meters long, 1.5 tonnes
Closest living relative: Armadillo
Looks like an armadillo but is the size of a small car. The most heavily armored animal ever – you'd be lucky to dent it with a sledge hammer. Its tail is a vicious weapon, a giant spiked club of solid bone used for clobbering predators or each other – which comes in handy during the mating season.
Pronunciation: Dee-Dik-Yoo-Russ
Time Range: 2 million – 15,000 years ago
Dietary Type: Herbivorous
Size and weight: 4 meters long, 1.5 tonnes
Closest living relative: Armadillo
Looks like an armadillo but is the size of a small car. The most heavily armored animal ever – you'd be lucky to dent it with a sledge hammer. Its tail is a vicious weapon, a giant spiked club of solid bone used for clobbering predators or each other – which comes in handy during the mating season.