Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). ... are similar ...

5-million-year-old fossil reveals ‘giant’ flying squirrel in North America. ... The giant flying squirrel holds close family ties to cousins still living in Japan, China, and Indonesia.

Researchers identified the flying squirrel fossil among a cache of animal remains that were unearthed in Tennessee 25 years ago. The specimen belongs to an extinct genus called Miopetaurista ...

5-million-year-old fossil reveals ‘giant’ flying squirrel in North America. Maria Mocerino. Tue, February 25, ... the flying squirrel, the size of a house cat at three pounds, ...

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 ...

The southern flying squirrel — there is a northern species, from about central Michigan northward — is one of Ohio’s most common squirrels. Prior to settlement, it would have been the most ...

Researchers discovered a partial fossil of a giant flying squirrel estimated to be about 5 million years old at the Gray Fossil Site at East Tennessee State University, ...

Southern flying squirrels are a sub-species of flying squirrel that call Kansas and Missouri home. The little creatures are rarely seen by humans as they are nocturnal – only foraging at night.