When scientists discovered the fossilized skull of a huge prehistoric rodent six years ago in Uruguay, they could tell right away that the extinct buffalo-sized creature had freakishly large incisors.
But a new analysis of the specimen of Josephoartigasia monesi — believed to be the “the largest rodent ever to have lived” — reveals that this ancient relative of the guinea pig used its gigantic teeth for more than delivering a powerful bite.
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