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A fossil of a mammal dating back six to eight million years and a new living species of stingray have been discovered in northeastern and southern Thailand, respectively. Both discoveries were presented by the Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat Universitys Institute for Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources in the Thai capital. The fossil mammal resembles both a pig and a hippopotamus. The fossil was recognized by its elongated flat skull and its nostrils and eyes that were located on the same anatomical plane . On the other hand, Dr Chavalit Vidthayanon and Pairoj Sirimontaporn, senior fishery biologist at the National Institute of Coastal Aquaculture in Songkhla, Thailand, have discovered the new living species of stingray from inner Lake Songkhla in southern Thailand. The two scientists said the stingray, including its wings, spans 1.3 metres in length and weighs 50 to 60 kilograms.
