US EditionGiant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna
- Researchers from Flinders University discovered three new species of giant kangaroos in Australia by examining fossils from Lake Callabonna.
- One of the new species, named Protemnodon viator, was twice the size of the largest red kangaroo alive today, weighing up to 170 kilograms.
- The findings of the study were published in Megataxa, identifying the new species as Protemnodon viator, Protemnodon mamkurra, and Protemnodon dawsonae.
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Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — Scientists have identified three new species of giant kangaroo that lived from 5 million to 40,000 years ago, one of which is around double the size of the biggest kangaroos alive today. The giant kangaroos are from the genus Protemnodon, and would have demonstrated more variability in shape, range and hopping method than researchers previously thought, according to a statement from Flinders University in South Australia. The research, p…
Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall
Scientists have identified three new species of giant kangaroo that lived from 5 million to 40,000 years ago, one of which is around double the size of the biggest kangaroos alive today.
Australian scientists have described three new species of large kangaroos that lived around 5 million to 40,000 years ago. One of these species, the Protemnodon viator, was able to grow up to twice as big as today's largest male red kangaroos, which can reach 1.40 meters. This is evident from research by paleontologists at Flinders University in the Australian city of Adelaide. They looked at the fossils of kangaroos found in South Australia in …
Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have identified three new species of giant kangaroo that lived from 5 million to 40,000 years ago, one of which is around double the size of the biggest kangaroos alive today. The giant kangaroos are from the genus Protemnodon, and would have demonstrated more variability in shape, range and hopping method than researchers previously thought, according to a statement from Flinders University in South Australia…
In Australia, giant kangaroos once lived. Now scientists are presenting three previously unknown species. Some were probably twice as heavy as their relatives living today.
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