Scientists discover marsupial species thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years: 'Remarkable'

Scientists discover marsupial species thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years: 'Remarkable'

Don't tell researchers in Western New Guinea that lightning doesn't strike twice. In an astonishing discovery, scientists there found two marsupial species that were believed to be extinct for over 6,000 years living in distant areas of the rainforest, as People detailed.  They identified the animals as living pygmy long-fingered possums (Dactylonax kambuayai) and ring-tailed gliders (Tous ayamaruensis) in the Vogelkop Peninsula. With the find, …