5 million-year-old tooth from Tennessee belongs to house cat-size flying squirrel
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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.