A 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.
A reconstruction of a skull from Anchitheriomys buceei, a newly discovered species of ancient beaver -- and a Buc-ee's logo– Research associate at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences, Steve May, said that the beaver’s Texas connection and an encounter with a Buc-ee’s billboard inspired the name. UT Austin said May is the lead author of the paper that describes the beaver.
A. buceei was bigger, about 30% larger than modern beavers, though still much smaller than the bear-size beavers that lived in North America during the last Ice Age, according to the release from UT Austin. High-resolution X-ray images of the skull obtained at UT Austin’s Computed Tomography Lab brought small anatomical details of the skull into clear view. These details helped May and Brown confirm that the skull belonged to a new species.
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