US EditionScientists Thought These Marsupials Went Extinct 6,000 Years Ago. They Just Found the Animals Alive
Two marsupial species known only from fossils dated 6,000 years ago were documented alive through photos, fossils, and museum specimens by researchers including Tim Flannery.
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Scientists recently announced a surprising discovery from the tropical forests of the Indonesian island of New Guinea. Indigenous people have helped scientists confirm the existence of two species of marsupials long thought to have gone extinct around 6,000 years ago. The find once again shows how little humanity still knows about the planet's biodiversity.
Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’
GNN has reported a-plenty on animals that were last seen in the 20th century and believed extinct that were then rediscovered, but a story from the island of New Guinea now stretches that pattern to its absolute limits. Known only from fossilized bones that date back 6,000-plus years, two species of arboreal marsupials have been […] The post Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’ appear…
Scientists come across a surprise in the rainforests of the Indonesian region of Papua: two rare marsupials reappear after being considered extinct for some 6000 years.
Deadly believed lives longer: In West Papua, researchers have rediscovered two Opossum species that were long considered extinct.In West Papua, the cuddly wrestlers were rediscovered.Image: Australian Museum: Carlos BocosDeath believed lives longer: In West Papua, researchers have rediscovered two Opossum species that were long considered extinct.Tim Kröplin / watson.deWhen animals die out, this is tragic. However, if they refute the assumption …
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