What about the pangolin?
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snooggums@midwest.social 8 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.
nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 8 months ago
snooggums@midwest.social 8 months ago
Apparently since pangolin scales are more like having fingernails all over it doesn’t count as armor.
kemsat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I think they mean that giant sloths are related to armadillos & pangolins
nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Pangolins aren’t in Xanarthra though
kemsat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Then I’m not sure, but I thought pangolin armor was modified hair, not skin
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Oh neat, TIL!