Klingan Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists in Uruguay have found the fossil remains of a 2,000 pound (1,000 kg) rodent that lived 2 million to 4 million years ago -- the largest rodent ever found. The giant creature probably ate soft food such as fruit or tender plants, Andres Rinderknecht and Ernesto Blanco of the National Museum of Natural History in Montevideo reported on Wednesday. "We report the discovery of an exceptionally well preserved fossil skull of a new species of rodent, by far the largest ever recorded," they wrote in a report in Britain's Proceedings of the Royal Society. "Rodents are a very successful group of mammals living almost worldwide and with small body masses (generally less than 1 kg or 2.2 pounds)," they wrote. Read more here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 At that size and weight, this was one rodent that probably ate whatever it wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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