“The last American Miopetaurista lived ... they were ‘living fossils.’” The squirrel fossil represents the latest specimen to come from the Gray site, which is a veritable treasure trove ...

"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.

The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

Predators, diseases and environmental changes all threaten our native red squirrel, but their decline is primarily due to the introduction of the American grey squirrel in the 1800s as an ...

By contrast its nemesis, the grey squirrel, numbers 2.5 million ... As its natural habitat was the North American landmass, and freezing winters kept numbers down naturally, its impact on woodland and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - East Tennessee State University has announced the discovery of a giant flying squirrel at its Gray Fossil Site and Museum. According to ETSU, the giant flying squirrel ...