35-Million-Year-Old Fossil Teeth from Thailand Reveal Rodent as Heavy as Large Dog

Nov 10, 2026 - 17:00
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35-Million-Year-Old Fossil Teeth from Thailand Reveal Rodent as Heavy as Large Dog
Hypothetical reconstruction of Yakamys sirindhornae. Image credit: Yaowalak Chaimanee.

When most people picture a giant rodent, they think of the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), or of the enormous extinct rodents that roamed South America within the last 10 million years.

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