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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 ...
Charlotte Observer

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

Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked like: alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying ...
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 ...
WJHL-TV

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 ...