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.[2]
Etymology
The name Plaxhaplous means simple, flat surface.[2]
References
^ abRinderknecht, A. (1999). "Estudios Sobre la Familia Glyptodontidae"(PDF). Comunicaciones Paleantologicas del Museo Historia Natural de Montervideo. 2 (31). Retrieved 2015-04-07.