Doedicurus clavicaudatus, meaning "Pestle Tail", was a species of glyptodont, a giant relative of the armadillo, that lived during the Pleistocene in South America, roughly 2 million to 11000 years ago. It was the largest of the glyptodonts, measuring up to 13 feet long, 4.9 feet tall, and weighing anywhere from 1.91 to 2.37 tons. It's tail, which somewhat resembled a pestle, was covered in gnobs and or spikes in life and unlike the superficially similar tail club of ankylosaurs, it probably wouldn't have used this club to defend itself from predators, due to its field of vision being limited enough that it couldn't see its tail, forcing it to blindly thrash the club. It's more likely that it used the club much like bucks use their antlers: mainly to prove their virality to females and to establish dominance. Due to its armor, Doedicurus wouldn't have had much to fear from most predators but some such as terror birds and humans were smart enough to bypass its defenses.
I still think they didn't whack each other... it makes no sense.
I can't think of another animal that flips others on purpose.... It happens with turtles but that isn't on purpose.
I can't think of another animal that flips others on purpose.... It happens with turtles but that isn't on purpose.