"Doedicurus" was a glyptodont, most closely related to modern armadillos. This was a juvenile glyptodont with an incompletely developed cephalic shield (head armor). Each species of glyptodont had a unique osteoderm pattern and shell type. Glyptodont tails had a ring of bones for protection. Each species of glyptodont had its own unique osteoderm pattern and shell type. Fossils of the glyptodont also have been found in Peru (Ipururo and Pebas Formations). Hoplophorus was an extinct genus of glyptodont, a family of mammals related to armadillo. Lomaphorus is an extinct genus of glyptodont that lived during the Pleistocene in eastern Argentina. Neosclerocalyptus was an extinct genus of glyptodont that lived during the Pleistocene in northeastern Argentina.