This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The pinchi, aka dwarf armadillo or pygmy armadillo, is native to Argentina. These diminutive armadillos are among the smallest armadillos, but not as tiny as the pink fairy armadillo. Fossil remains from the Cerro Azul Formation show that this species of armadillo had already evolved during the late Miocene epoch. […]

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