Australia’s “funny little wallaby” fossil linked to New Guinea forest wallabies

Australia’s “funny little wallaby” fossil linked to New Guinea forest wallabies

A 6-million-year-old fossil kangaroo from central Australia related to “cute and peculiar” wallabies on the island of New Guinea has allowed palaeontologists to build a picture of the connections between the landmasses’ ancient environments. Cowpat Hill on Alcoota Station in the southern Northern Territory. Credit: Flinders University. Kangaroos and wallabies are among Australia’s iconic animals. But the southern continent shares these unique cr…