Rodent skull fossil. Skull (upper right) of a prehistoric rodent Ischyzomis typus embedded in the rock it was found in. This specimen dates to approxi

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Rodent skull fossil. Skull (upper right) of a prehistoric rodent Ischyzomis typus embedded in the rock it was found in. This specimen dates to approximately 30 million years ago in the Oligocene. The skull measures approximately 4 centimetres in length.

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