The species’ closest relatives are reportedly the present-day giant flying squirrels in Japan, China and Indonesia, not the average squirrel seen in Appalachia. “This is something that it was an ...

A giant flying squirrel, roughly the size of a house cat, once soared through the forests of what is now Southern Appalachia. Gliding above mastodons, rhinos, and red pandas, these agile creatures ...

The Gray Fossil Site, overseen by the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology at East Tennessee State University, ...

A prehistoric giant flying squirrel once glided over ancient Appalachia but went extinct as the climate cooled. Its fossils, ...

A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house ... But their closest relatives are the giant flying squirrels in Japan, China and Indonesia. These giant flying squirrels had a ...

For example, Tennessee's northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) weighs up to just 2.5 ounces (71 grams), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.