North America Had Giant, Cat-Sized Flying Squirrels

5 million-year-old tooth from Tennessee belongs to house cat-size flying squirrel
Researchers have identified a giant flying squirrel fossil from a cache of unusual animal remains dug out of an ancient sinkhole in Tennessee 25 years ago. The fossil sheds light on how flying squirrels reached North America.
Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Found in Tennessee
An ancient giant flying squirrel once glided through the ancient forests of Southern Appalachia in Tennessee, USA, coexisting with rhinos, mastodons, and red pandas. Scientists say that discovering its fossils at the Gray Fossil Site offers new insights into the region’s past and sheds light on an unexpected connection to species from Eurasia.
North America Had Giant, Cat-Sized Flying Squirrels 4.75 Million Years Ago
"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.
5-million-year-old fossil reveals ‘giant’ flying squirrel in North America
Researchers in Tennessee discover extremely rare fossil of a giant flying squirrel that arrived during the last Ice Age.
Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee
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 species.
Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia
It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons living in the forests of Tennessee.’
Giant Flying Squirrel Soared Through The North American Skies Nearly 5 Million Years Ago
Palaeontologists from East Tennessee State University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, have just revealed the existence of a new fossil specimen belonging to a giant flying squirrel.
Flying Squirrels The Size Of Cats Used To Fly Through The Appalachian Skies Millions Of Years Ago
Long ago, a giant flying squirrel that was about the size of today’s house cats soared through the skies over […]
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‘Giant’ Flying Squirrel Pulled From Ancient Sinkhole In Appalachian Mountains
Researchers at theGray Fossil Site and Museum in northeastern Tennessee, have recently uncovered the remains of a 4.9-million ...
Discovery reveals giant flying squirrel once soared over Southern Appalachia
A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern ...
‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past
The Gray Fossil Site was once an ancient sinkhole lake surrounded by a dense forest of hickory, oak and pine trees, ...
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Rare giant flying squirrel fossil discovered at Gray Fossil Site
GRAY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Workers at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum made a rare discovery of a giant flying squirrel fossil. This squirrel is estimated to have lived 5 million years ago. Museum ...
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Gray Fossil Site finds giant flying squirrel fossil
The giant flying squirrel was around the size of a house cat and weighed approximately three pounds, according to Samuels. “Flying squirrels today, they’re very small. They’re not much ...