Ratzilla: Extinct rodent was big, really big
By Sid Perkins
Think the rodents you’ve seen in movies are scary? Scientists who’ve analyzed the fossilized remains of an extinct South American relative of guinea pigs say that the ancient bruisers were as large as bison.
HIDE THE CHEESE. A bison-size rodent, Phoberomys pattersoni, grazed on aquatic grasses and roamed the riverbanks of ancient Venezuela about 8 million years ago. |