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‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan Meyers via Unsplash Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked ...
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Rare giant flying squirrel fossil discovered at Gray Fossil Site

GRAY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Workers at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum made a rare discovery of a giant flying squirrel fossil. This squirrel is estimated to have lived 5 million years ago. Museum leaders ...
Yahoo

Giant flying squirrels as big as cats once lived in Tennessee

Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual fossil found inside an ancient ...
WSMV

Giant flying squirrel found at Tennessee university’s fossil site

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - East Tennessee State University has announced the discovery of a giant flying squirrel at its Gray Fossil Site and Museum. According to ETSU, the giant flying squirrel, ...
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North America Had Giant, Cat-Sized Flying Squirrels 4.75 Million Years Ago

A giant flying squirrel the size of a house cat swooped through the skies of Southern Appalachia some 4.75 million years ago. This is the revelation of a team of paleontologists from the East ...
Phys.org

Discovery reveals giant flying squirrel once soared over Southern Appalachia

A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern Appalachia, gliding above rhinos, mastodons and red pandas. The discovery marks one ...