Little wallaby the ‘first true roo’
Flinders University fossil experts have unearthed more clues about why kangaroos and wallabies have endured to become one of the continent’s most prolific marsupial groups. They […]
Teens enjoy fossil tour of discovery
In the eery, dark depths of an Australian cave, high school students are learning first-hand about thousands of years of incredible natural history. With help from […]
Ancient roo’s link to New Guinea
Around the world, kangaroos and wallabies are well-recognised symbols of Australia but a new discovery highlights the deeply linked environmental identities of Australia and New Guinea. […]
Varied diet helped kangaroo survival
Prehistoric kangaroos in southern Australia had a more general diet than previously assumed, giving rise to new ideas about their survival and resilience to climate change, […]
Student steps back 70,000 years
A field excursion to the Wellington Caves in outback NSW was part of a step-back-in-time experience for Investigator College Year 11 student William Soper. As recipient […]
Giant kangaroos bounce back from the past
Palaeontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo from Australia and New Guinea, finding them more diverse in shape, range […]
Out on a limb – koala fossil fills 30m year gap
Koalas are endangered in much of Australia now but in in the past there were multiple species living across the continent. The discovery of an ancient […]
How climate changed tree-kangaroos
Tree-kangaroos today are found only in tropical forests of far northern Queensland and New Guinea, but new fossil research has revealed that giant tree-kangaroos were once […]
Big marsupial roamed long distances
One of Australia’s first long-distance walkers has been described after Flinders University palaeontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at […]