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🔬 Science April 19, 2026 at 02:07 PM

New megafauna looked like spiky, 30-pound hamster

Source: Popular Science

Scientists finally identified a forgotten fossil after 120 years, revealing it belonged to an extinct giant echidna that resembled a spiky, 30-pound hamster.

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