Researchers seek Zenkerella, an elusive scaly-tailed squirrel that has never been spotted alive by scientists
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are on a real-life search for what one calls "the ultimate Pokémon": Zenkerella, an elusive scaly-tailed squirrel that has never been spotted alive by scientists. However, biologists recently found three newly dead specimens that hint at how the "living fossil" has evolved over the past 49 million years.