http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102161050.htm

11/4/2011 7:59:52 AM

to me it looks like any other prehistoric mammal to me

11/4/2011 8:00:58 AM

These fuckers chewed through 2 of my waterhoses

11/4/2011 8:04:11 AM

i guess so... this was from the late cretaceous though... before the dinosaurs died out... i think it's pretty rare to find a complete skull from mammals of that era (they were small, so when they died their bodies were almost always eaten by scavengers)

11/4/2011 8:04:51 AM

I saw this on the news a couple days ago. I immediately thought "man....i bet that is what smath's momma looks like"

11/4/2011 8:08:00 AM

11/4/2011 8:13:04 AM

Just kidding.

I did read an article on this the other day and began to wonder what modern day squirrels evolved to take the place of those huge teeth. Faster maybe?

11/4/2011 8:25:23 AM

i'm not sure modern squirrels are directly descended from these guys, but i'd assume a change in diet was one of the main things... taking advantage of an abundant food source would probably increase chances of having offspring survive until they have offspring themselves.

11/4/2011 8:36:44 AM

one of the strangest theories for the dinosaurs going extinct i've ever read is that mammals such as these evolved and simply ate all the eggs

11/4/2011 8:57:52 AM

11/4/2011 9:14:22 AM

looks more like a badger to me

11/5/2011 1:44:45 AM

11/5/2011 11:22:26 AM