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Apr 26, 2021 05:00 AM EDT According to scientists, giant cloud rats once roamed the Earth thousands of years ago. They believe humans played a part in the extinction of the now-extinct creatures, which were furry with large, bushy tails. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Mammalogy. Bushy Tailed Ancient Rodents (Photo : Julan Shirwod Nueva on Wikimedia Commons) Scientists have found that "cute" furry, bushy-tailed rodents twice the size of gray squirrels once roamed the Earth thousands of years ago. Since the rodent went extinct a few thousand years ago, the fossilized...

Giant rat species ‘twice the size of squirrel’ discovered in the Philippines City AM 3 hrs ago Michiel Willems © Provided by City AM 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. The rodents disappeared a few thousand years ago, rais...

Last Updated: Giant Cloud Rat Species 'twice The Size Of Grey Squirrel' Discovered In Philippines Scientists have discovered three new species of giant cloud rats that were twice the size of a grey squirrel in a series of caves in the Philippines (Image Credits: Matt Seymour/Unsplash) Scientists have discovered three new species of giant cloud rats that were twice the size of a grey squirrel. They further said that these "giant cloud rat species" roamed in the Philippines tens of thousands of years ago. The scientists have made the analysis based on bones and teeth of giant cloud rats. T...

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 flu...