Scientists discover a giant 66-pound rodent that lived 34 million years ago
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“Fossils discovered in Thailand reveal that a giant rodent species, named Yakamys sirindhornae, lived 34 million years ago. Weighing approximately 66 pounds, the creature was twice the size of other rodents from that era.”
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