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    Are armadillos a fairly recent arrival in the USA?

    Question #122322. Asked by unclerick. (Jul 07 11 2:43 PM)


    MsKreant

    		https://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/expansion.html

    The nine-banded armadillo's remarkable invasion of the United States appears to be due to a combination of factors. Large rivers, hunting by humans, and unsuitable habitat probably contributed to the scarcity of armadillos in the US prior to 1850:

    The beautiful armadillo (Dasypus bellus) was the last member of the genus Dasypus to live in North America. D. bellus ranged as far north as Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska prior to its extinction around 11,000 years ago.

    Jul 07 11, 3:05 PM
    star_gazer

    		An amazing photograph.

    http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/splat_ngx_pathfinder/templates/output/articles/gallery.tmpl?DB_NUM_PARAMS=2&DB_PARAM_0=0503&DB_PARAM_1=2

    Jul 07 11, 10:45 PM

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