Science · ScienceDaily.com · November 11, 2026

Scientists discover a giant 66-pound rodent that lived 34 million years ago

Scientists have uncovered fossils of a giant rodent that lived in Thailand 34 million years ago, revealing that enormous rodents evolved much earlier than previously thought. Named Yakamys sirindhornae, the ancient animal may have weighed around 66 pounds, roughly twice as much as other known rodents of its time.

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