Texas is beaver country and apparently, it has been for 22 million years.
Scientists at the University of Texas in Austin were inspired by the state’s popular gas station when they named an ancient beaver species. The beaver fossil was actually found in 1941 but had never been studied. Research on UT’s fossil collection led to the rediscovery.The scientists said naming the bones after Buc-ee’s was a no-brainer.
"Steve was driving back from the field and saw a billboard that said this is beaver country. And that just lit up in his head. It’s been beaver country for 22 million years," said Matthew Brown, the director of the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections at UT’s Jackson School of Earth History.The animals were about 30% larger than modern-day beavers.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ancient Texas fossil named after Buc-ee's mascotThe ancient beaver, called Anchitheriomys buceei or 'A. buceei' for short, lived in Texas around 15 million years ago and was approximately 30% larger than modern beavers
Read more »
Buc-ee’s fossil: Ancient beaver fossil rediscovered by UT Austin researchers named after Texas uber travel center chainA species of ancient beaver rediscovered by researchers in The University of Texas Austin’s fossil collections is now named after the popular Texas travel center chain Buc-ee’s.
Read more »
Ancient beaver fossil named after Buc-ee’sAn ancient beaver fossil discovered by University of Texas researchers has been named after Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based convenience store chain that has several travel centers in Alabama.
Read more »
UT researchers name newly-discovered ancient beaver species after Buc-ee'sSteve May, a researcher at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences has...
Read more »
UT researchers name ancient beaver fossil after Buc-ee'sA new species of ancient beaver has been named after Buc-ee's, the popular Texas-based gas station known for its cartoon beaver mascot.
Read more »
Texas scientists name newly discovered ancient beaver after Buc-ee’s, the state's wildly popular rest stopA 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.
Read more »