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Extinct giant cloud rat species twice the size of grey squirrel discovered

Extinct giant cloud rat species ‘twice the size of grey squirrel’ discovered 23/04/2021, 1:01 am An artist’s impression showing what the three new species of fossil cloud rats might have looked like (Velizar Simeonovski/Field Museum) Scientists have discovered three new species of giant cloud rats that were twice the size of a grey squirrel and roamed the planet tens of thousands of years ago. Fossilised remains of the extinct creatures were unearthed from a series of caves in the Philippines. Based on an analysis of bones and teeth, the researchers said these giant cloud rats were fluffy and had big, bushy tails.

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Giant RATS may have been part of our ancient ancestors diets 70,000 years ago

Fossilised remains of the extinct creatures were unearthed from a series of caves in the Philippines. Based on an analysis of bones and teeth, the researchers said these giant cloud rats were fluffy and had big, bushy tails. The rodents disappeared a few thousand years ago, raising the possibility that humans may have played a role in their extinction. Scroll down for video Based on an analysis of bones and teeth, the researchers said these giant cloud rats were fluffy and had big, bushy tails What are cloud rats? Also known as cloudrunners, modern-day cloud rats are nocturnal rodents native to Philippines.

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Giant Cloud Rats twice as big as grey squirrel roamed the Earth thousands of years ago

Giant Cloud Rats twice as big as grey squirrel roamed the Earth thousands of years ago
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Fossils of Giant Cloud Rats Discovered in Philippine Caves

Patricia Cabrera Rats, by and large, aren t terribly popular animals. But while you don t want an infestation of common black rats living in your house, their distant cousins in the Philippines are downright cuddly. These giant cloud rats live in the treetops of misty mountain forests, and they fill an ecological role occupied by squirrels in the US. And, it turns out, we have new evidence that they ve been living in the Philippines for a long time scientists have discovered the fossils of three new species of giant cloud rats that lived alongside ancient humans. Our previous studies have demonstrated that the Philippines has the greatest concentration of unique species of mammals of any country, most of which are small animals, less than half a pound, that live in the tropical forest, Larry Heaney, the Neguanee Curator of Mammals at Chicago s Field Museum and an author of a study in the

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