Thailand fossil teeth reveal prehistoric 'giant rat' weighing 30kg
BANGKOK: A giant rodent weighing around 30 kilogrammes roamed what is now southern Thailand 33 to 35 million years ago, scientists said, after identifying a previously unknown species from two fossilised teeth.
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[Claude] Report 2 is the same wire story on the same fossil discovery, with matching details (30 kg, southern Thailand, 33 to 35 million years ago, two teeth) and only minor wording differences.
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