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A giant rodent from 34 million years ago

Researchers have identified a previously unknown giant rodent from fossilized teeth found in a mine in southern Thailand. Named Yakamys sirindhornae, it lived around 34 million years ago and may have weighed about 30 kilograms - roughly twice as much as other known rodents from its time. The team used seven tooth-based methods to estimate its size, though the researchers stress that the figure is uncertain because only two teeth have been found. And here's the thing: this discovery suggests Southeast Asia played a bigger role in the early evolution of giant rodents than scientists once thought.
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