Early Flying Mammal May Have Beaten the Birds

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Here's a link to an early mammal (probably late Jurassic/early Cretaceous) called Volaticotherium antiquum. Looks much like a squirrel.....

Volaticotherium antiquum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volaticotherium_antiquum)

Cute little fella may have beaten the birds to the punch in so far as flying goes:)

[Ric]

That's an interesting article. Probably a distant cousin of the sugar glider.

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Extremely distant cousin:)