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Duncan Murray

Ancient ‘wanderer’ megafauna named for unusual talent

Some fossils from 'Ambulator keanei' found in South Australia. Photo: AAP

Scientists have identified a brand new species of megafauna with the unusual ability to travel vast distances across ancient Australia in search of food and water, despite weighing a quarter of a tonne.

Related to the better known Diprotodon and roughly resembling a giant wombat, remains of the 3.5 million-year-old marsupial show legs and feet that would have allowed it to roam much further than earlier relatives.

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