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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Giant fossil of ancient kangaroo species that lived more than 42,000 years ago found

Artwork courtesy Peter Schouten

A giant fossil of the ancestor of modern-day Australian kangaroos that went extinct around 42,000 years ago has been discovered by paleontologists in a finding that sheds more light on the evolution of the marsupials.

The new genus of the giant fossil kangaroo was found from the mountains of central Papua New Guinea.

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