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Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel

Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel

Today, rock wallabies rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different story.

11.01.2026 10

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Christopher Laurikainen Gaete

Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed

Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat at a time.

24.04.2025 10

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Christopher Laurikainen Gaete