Another of the rodent family. Far more able, far stronger and much more fit for survival.
Ceratogaulus hatcheri skeleton, Museum of Natural History Washington, D.C. USA.
Date
1 January 1980, 00:14
Source
Epigaulus hatcheri
Author
Ryan Somma
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This is the predicessor of the Beaver. Much stronger, larger and more fit.
Giant beaver (Castoroides ohioensis) skeleton on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. Taken August 2006 by my girlfriend, C. Horwitz, and uploaded with permission under the GFDL. —Steven G. Johnson
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This is the predecessor of the mouse, and rat, supposedly.
It is far more complex, much stronger bone structure and far more fit than present day rat or mouse.
Description
Deutsch: Masillamys sp. Archivnummer: SMF ME 11295 (A–C); Ort der Verwahrung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Abteilung Messelforschung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Alter: ca. 47 Mio. Jahre. Fundort: UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel bei Darmstadt. Fund der Senckenberg-Grabung im September 2007.
Date
19 March 2009
Source
Own work
Author
Gerbil
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I rest my case. Rats are way de-evolved from any of the ancient genetic lineages.
Rat in a flowerbox in New York City.
Date
April 2008
Source
David Shankbone
Author
David Shankbone
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Attribution required