I subscribe to several daily newsletters from Reuters News Service. I always learn something new, often laugh and sometimes marvel. This morning was a trifecta in a single article!
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.
"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.
"However, our work suggests that
4 million years ago in South America, rodents with 1,000 kg (2,200 pounds) of
body mass (a 'mouse' larger than a bull) lived with terror birds, saber-toothed
cats, ground sloths and giant armored mammals among others."
I wonder what the Intelligent Design People will say about THIS.
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