“As the climate cooled over time, the Pleistocene Ice Ages led to the isolation of these giant flying squirrels in warmer refuges like Florida, and ultimately contributed to their extinction,” said ...

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

More information: Montserrat Grau-Camats et al, Gliding between continents: a review of the North American record of the giant flying squirrel Miopetaurista (Rodentia, Sciuridae) with the ...

There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.

Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual fossil found inside an ...

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan ...

Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). The range is ...

“The last American Miopetaurista lived millions ... This also meant the flying squirrels lived beside some unexpected neighbors. “It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding ...

How old are baby flying squirrels they take flight? Get to know these unusual members of the squirrel family and their flight habits.

DESCRIPTION: The San Bernardino flying squirrel is a subspecies of the northern flying squirrel. It is medium sized, grayish brown, and distinguished by the furry, parachute-like panels of skin that ...

Researchers are still learning about the history of flying squirrels, which have a spotty fossil record. The earliest North American examples date back to around 36 million years ago.