ETSU Scientist Identified Oldest And Largest Kangaroo Rat Fossil
March 09, 2023
March 09, 2023
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 9 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on March 8, 2023:
Take a stroll through a desert in western North America, and you might spot a tiny hopping rodent with enormous ears. Kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice are well-adapted for life in dry habitats, but their distant ancestors were not.
Now, thanks to a new fossil discovered in Oregon, researchers have a clearer picture of how and why these charismatic cri . . .
Take a stroll through a desert in western North America, and you might spot a tiny hopping rodent with enormous ears. Kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice are well-adapted for life in dry habitats, but their distant ancestors were not.
Now, thanks to a new fossil discovered in Oregon, researchers have a clearer picture of how and why these charismatic cri . . .