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Sloth Skin (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Armadillos: am I a joke to you?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I looked it up and xenarthra is a super order and armadillos are in xenarthra with the rest of the ones I was thinking of.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Oh neat, TIL!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What about the pangolin?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Apparently since pangolin scales are more like having fingernails all over it doesn't count as armor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think they mean that giant sloths are related to armadillos & pangolins

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pangolins aren’t in Xanarthra though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Then I’m not sure, but I thought pangolin armor was modified hair, not skin