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Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits
“Fossils deposited in hot, dry and arid places, such as large parts of Australia, lose their collagen very early…. The major ...
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Hippo-sized wombat identified by collagen analysis of 43,000-year-old fossils
The issue is that surviving fossils are often too fragmented to identify the original species. And DNA, the genetic blueprint ...
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See Wild Wombats And Wallabies on Maria Island, Australia
Maria Island is an easy day trip by ferry from Tasmania, Australia. After the 30-minute crossing, the best way to explore the ...
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What are wombats? A guide to Australia's den-digging marsupial
There are three species of wombats. One of those, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, is critically endangered. During wildfire season in Australia, other species have been known to shelter in ...
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Wombats are cute, furry marsupials — that shouldn’t be picked up
Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an American influencer filmed herself snatching a young joey from its mother ...
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50,000-Year-Old Collagen Could Lead Us To Hippo-Sized Wombats In The Fossil Record
F rom around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, Earth was home to terrestrial giants: mammoths, moa, and mega-marsupials, including ...
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Wombats Are Cute, Furry Marsupials — That Shouldn't Be Picked Up
Furry Marsupials — That Shouldn't Be Picked Up Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an American influencer filmed ...