title: Plaxhaplous
text: # Plaxhaplous
  
  Plaxhaplous was a genus of glyptodont, an extinct relative of the modern armadillo. It lived in the Pleistocene epoch. The type species is Plaxhaplous canaliculatus. Plaxhaplous canaliculatus fossils were found in Argentina, near Luján in Buenos Aires Province. Plaxhaplous fossils have also been found in Uruguay. and in the Charana Formation of Bolivia.
  
  ## Description
  
  Like all glyptodonts, Plaxhaplous was endowed with a carapace. This carapace was formed by bony osteoderms, which formed a rigid and robust structure which protected the animal from predators.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name Plaxhaplous means simple, flat surface.
  
  