A Living Fossil

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. In 1996, a team of scientists discovered a species of rodent in Laos that was new to science. In a recent study, DNA analysis places the rodent in a mammal family that was previously thought to have gone extinct over 10 million years ago. Therefore, the rodent is a "living fossil."

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Direct Link: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/living-fossil

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 9, 10

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: DNA, mammal, rodent, extinct, living fossil, fossil, Diatomyidae, text complexity, informational text

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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