All Articles Tagged As: marsupials

Uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial to walk the earth (6/11/2008)

Research is uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth - the 2.5 tonne wombat-like Diprotodon. ...> Full Article

Primitive Mouse-Like Creature May Be Ancestral Mother Of Australia's Unusual Pouched Mammals (3/30/2008)

They are separated by a vast ocean and by millions of years, but tiny prehistoric bones found on an Australian farm have been directly linked to a strange and secretive little animal that lives today in the southern rainforests of South America. ...> Full Article

Marsupial Lion Tops African Lion In Fight To Death (1/18/2008)

Pound for pound, Australia's extinct marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) would have made mince meat of today's African lion (Panthera leo) had the two big hyper-carnivores ever squared off in a fight to the death, according to an Australian scientist. ...> Full Article