believed to have rare herbivorous rodent species may still survive.

BEIJING, July 26 Xinhua, according to media reports in Australia, Australian archaeologists discovered in East Timor remains the world's largest rodents. Estimated that the first great weight 6 kg rat, mouse species than the current three times the maximum weight is equivalent to a dog.

Australia Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) team discovered in a cave the remains of a giant mouse, scientists did not know there's 12 varieties of mice. There were eight rats weight estimated at more than one kilogram, the largest rodents in about 1000 to 2000 years ago are still alive. In East Timor, this is not a great island,jumped up and frantically swaying, many incredible species of rats.

Dr Ken Aplin, said the latest findings suggest that mice in 500 million years ago in East Timor to dominate the animal kingdom. Team now plans to explore the swampy rain forest, believed to have rare herbivorous rodent species may still survive.

Dr Aplin hoping to find some of the smaller species and may be one or two large herbivorous rodent species, so that they can not become extinct.