Newsweek

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 ...
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‘Giant’ Flying Squirrel Pulled From Ancient Sinkhole In Appalachian Mountains

Researchers at theGray Fossil Site and Museum in northeastern Tennessee, have recently uncovered the remains of a 4.9-million ...
IFLScience

Giant Flying Squirrel Soared Through The North American Skies Nearly 5 Million Years Ago

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
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Gray Fossil Site finds giant flying squirrel fossil

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head curator at ...
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Giant flying squirrel fossil found in East Tennessee

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head curator at ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

‘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 ...