Fossil Of 'Giant' Shrew Nearly One Million Years Old Found In Spain

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Analyses of the fossilized remains of the jaws and teeth of a shrew discovered in Spain have shown this to be a new species. The extinct animal had red teeth, was large in size compared with mammals of the same family, and was more closely related to Asian than European shrews.

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