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minus-square@gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish19•4 months agoArmadillos: am I a joke to you?
minus-square@snooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish34•4 months agoI looked it up and xenarthra is a super order and armadillos are in xenarthra with the rest of the ones I was thinking of.
minus-square@snooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoApparently since pangolin scales are more like having fingernails all over it doesn’t count as armor.
minus-square@kemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoI think they mean that giant sloths are related to armadillos & pangolins
minus-square@nBodyProblem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoPangolins aren’t in Xanarthra though
minus-square@kemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoThen I’m not sure, but I thought pangolin armor was modified hair, not skin
Armadillos: am I a joke to you?
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.
Oh neat, TIL!
What about the pangolin?
Apparently since pangolin scales are more like having fingernails all over it doesn’t count as armor.
I think they mean that giant sloths are related to armadillos & pangolins
Pangolins aren’t in Xanarthra though
Then I’m not sure, but I thought pangolin armor was modified hair, not skin