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 ...

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 ...

"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.

Courtesy of ETSU (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) The species’ closest relatives are reportedly the present-day giant flying squirrels in Japan, China and Indonesia, not the average squirrel seen in ...