A Worthy Find
Of course, Luis agreed. A van full of archeologists came in the next hour, and by evening, the place was swarming with government officials. What Luis had uncovered was the shell of a glyptodont, an extinct animal that lived more than 10,000 years ago.
A close cousin to the armadillo, the glyptodont had made its home in South America and parts of North America. The shell was carried off to be studied, and although the government rewarded Luis handsomely, the knowledge that he’d discovered a 10,000-year-old shell was enough reward for him.