A new species of beaver confirmed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has been named after the mascot of the convenience store chain Buc-ee's.
Most of the fossils have been reconstructed from a partial skull from Burkeville, Texas. It’s a fusion of bone and brain cast created when sediment seeped into the beaver’s brain cavity, creating a rock replica of the brain as the specimen fossilized. May and Matthew Brown, the study’s co-author, used high-resolution X-ray images of the skull to bring into view anatomical details that helped confirm it was a new species.
After hearing of the new species’ name, Buc-ee’s CEO and founder Arch"Beaver" Aplin III quipped:"Buc-ee’s was founded in 1982, but we may need to rethink our beginnings." Buc-ee's has become so deeply enmeshed in Texas culture that even the Alamo gave it a social media shout-out in 2018.and much more.
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