At a fossil site unique to the Appalachian region, an international team of researchers uncovered the first giant flying squirrel fossil ever discovered at the recently discovered hotbed of creatures ...

A giant flying squirrel – about the size of today’s house cats – once soared through the skies over what is now Southern Appalachia, gliding above rhinos, mastodons and red pandas. The discovery marks ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head curator at ...

Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked like: alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying ...

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan Meyers via Unsplash Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked ...

PHOENIX — Guests at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (WWZ) in the West Valley will be able to see some new animals on their next visit, including one species that can’t be found at any ...