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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

New marsupial species discovered in Australia could already be extinct

A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct.

Scientists, including those from the Curtin University, found the new species based on fossils collected from caves of Nullarbor in south and southwestern Australia.

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