Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about 30,000 years ago when the west of the continent dried out

Newly Discovered Extinct Koala Relative Found in Western Australia

An Artist’s Impression of Western Australia’s Koalas WA Museum Australia’s unique wildlife once included a second species of koala, endemic to Western Australia, which became extinct approximately 30,000 years ago. The sole surviving species, Phascolarctus cinereus, thrives primarily in the eucalypt forests of eastern Australia. Unfortunately, they face threats including habitat destruction, disease outbreaks, vehicular [...] The post Newly Disc…