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Scientist Discover New Species of ‘Dimpled’ Koala in WA

Scientists say the dimpled koala lived only on the west coast and vanished after eucalypt forests collapsed about 28,000 years ago.

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Freshly discovered fossils from dozens of cave sights across the south west prove WA was once home to its own species of koalas.

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Scientist discover new species of ‘dimpled’ koala in WA

Freshly discovered fossils from dozens of cave sights across the south west prove WA was once home to its own species of koalas.

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Scientists discover species of ancient 'dimpled' koala in WA

A new analysis of fossilised koala skulls and bones has revealed an extinct species of koala lived in WA until a few thousand years ago.

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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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