Palorchestes azael was an unusual marsupial herbivore. It had retracted nasal bones on the skull, which means it could have had a small trunk like that of tapirs. Carli Peters of the Universidade do ...

Australia's giant kangaroos of yesteryear were likely homebodies - and that inclination ultimately did them in. The massive marsupial megaherbivores, which, at an estimated 375 pounds, weighed more ...

Giant kangaroos stuck close to home and went extinct when climate change caused that home to disappear, according to a study published in PLOS One by Christopher Laurikainen Gaete of the University of ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial wombats, flightless birds, and short-faced giant kangaroos known as ...

Scientists at the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University have found strong evidence for the cause of the extinction of Australia’s giant marsupials some 50,000 years ago. Artist’s depiction ...

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal ...

View post: Winter Storm Warnings Announced for 7 Inches of Snow as Winter Rebounds Paleontologists made a recent discovery that’ll shed light on what type of animals roamed the Earth millions of years ...

Evolving a dig-in-the-dark mole lifestyle comes with radical anatomical changes, making it hard even to guess the animal’s closest relatives. That’s why the true identity of Australia’s most enigmatic ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While fictional depictions of fossil discoveries often feature ...