Giant Flying Squirrel, Tennessee

Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Found in Tennessee
An ancient giant flying squirrel once glided through the ancient forests of Southern Appalachia in Tennessee, USA, coexisting with rhinos, mastodons, and red pandas. Scientists say that discovering its fossils at the Gray Fossil Site offers new insights into the region’s past and sheds light on an unexpected connection to species from Eurasia.
5-million-year-old fossil reveals ‘giant’ flying squirrel in North America
Researchers in Tennessee discover extremely rare fossil of a giant flying squirrel that arrived during the last Ice Age.
Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee
A prehistoric giant flying squirrel once glided over ancient Appalachia but went extinct as the climate cooled. Its fossils, found at the Gray Fossil Site, reveal a surprising connection to Eurasian species.
North America Had Giant, Cat-Sized Flying Squirrels 4.75 Million Years Ago
"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.
Giant Flying Squirrel Soared Through The North American Skies Nearly 5 Million Years Ago
Palaeontologists from East Tennessee State University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, have just revealed the existence of a new fossil specimen belonging to a giant flying squirrel.
Flying Squirrels The Size Of Cats Used To Fly Through The Appalachian Skies Millions Of Years Ago
Long ago, a giant flying squirrel that was about the size of today’s house cats soared through the skies over […]
‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past
The Gray Fossil Site was once an ancient sinkhole lake surrounded by a dense forest of hickory, oak and pine trees, ...
Giant ice bulldozers: How ancient glaciers helped life evolve
New Curtin University research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth's ...
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Social media users are CONVINCED that giants are real - now, scientists say they might be right
But one of the strangest ideas out there is that the Earth was once home to an ancient race of giant people. TikTok theorists claim that giants, many times taller than a normal human, have ...
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One Piece: The Descendants of the Ancient Giants, Explained
Modern-day Giants are powerful, but the Ancient Giants were even bigger and stronger, like Oars, who could supposedly pull continents. Descendants of the Ancient Giants, like Little Oars Jr. and ...
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One Piece: The secrets of Oars the Ancient Giant, explored
As an Ancient Giant, Oars was endowed with large horns and sharp teeth. He was also far bigger than the normal Giants, who are already many times bigger than humans. Oars lived over 500 years ...
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Fossil discovery in Australia reveals 'upside down' dinosaur ecosystem with 2 giant predators
A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.