Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed
By Christopher Laurikainen Gaete, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong
Anthony Dosseto, Professor of Geochemistry, University of Wollongong
Lee Arnold, Associate Professor in Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, University of Wollongong
Scott Hocknull, Senior Scientist and Curator, Geosciences, Queensland Museum, and Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat at a time.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025