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Fossils from a Krabi mine reveal a new prehistoric rodent species
Researchers in Thailand identified a new prehistoric rodent species from fossils found in a mine in Krabi.
A geologist first thought one fossil was a bone, but it was an incisor, or front tooth.
Researchers later found a giant molar at the same local mine.
Together, the teeth allowed them to identify the previously unknown species.
The discovery adds a new species to the record of prehistoric rodents.
The available information does not say when the animal lived or what researchers plan to do next.
Researchers in Thailand identified a new species of prehistoric rodent from fossils found in a mine in Krabi.
The first fossil was a single fossilized incisor.
Researchers later found a giant molar.
The discovery was reported by Gizmodo on November 9, 2026.
- Who
- Researchers in Thailand identified the species.
- What
- They identified a new prehistoric rodent species from fossil teeth.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- A local mine in Krabi, Thailand.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Location
- Krabi, Thailand
- First fossil
- One fossilized incisor
- Later fossil
- A giant molar
- Discovery
- A newly identified prehistoric rodent species