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Fossil Teeth Reveal 30-Kilogram Prehistoric Rodent in Thailand
Le Figaro
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Fossil Teeth Reveal 30-Kilogram Prehistoric Rodent in Thailand

Scientists identified a previously unknown rodent species from two fossilized teeth. The animal weighed about 30 kilograms and lived in southern Thailand 33 to 35 million years ago.

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