A peculiar giant kangaroo that once lived in New Guinea would have descended from a much more ancient form that migrated from Australia, between 5 million and 8 million years ago.
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A new study shows Palorchestes had unique elbows unlike any other mammal, which may have contributed to its extinction.
Our new research has more than doubled the known fossil record of seals in Australia.
When the dinosaurs went extinct, some species took over the world. Adaptability, not survivability, explains why.
The extinct Mukupirna - which translates to ‘big bones’ - is estimated to have been more than four times larger than any living wombat.
This ancient cat-sized animal lived millions of years ago and had features not found in any of today’s mammals.
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor, Pangea Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath
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Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Assistant professor, New York Institute of Technology
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Emeritus Distinguished Service Professor, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Lecturer in Biology, University of Salford
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Deputy Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Senior Curator, Natural History Museum
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PhD candidate, Monash University
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PhD Candidate for Palaeontology, Flinders University
