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Ancient kangaroos were heavier than grizzly bears but could still hop
Thousands of years ago, kangaroos were more than double the size of modern ones. How they moved is something paleontologists ...
Post-doctoral student Megan Jones and colleagues at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom analyzed the rear ...
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Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size
Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could ...
Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been ...
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Giant kangaroos that lived during the Ice Age may not have been as slow and grounded as once believed. A new study finds ...
Giant kangaroos twice the size of today’s largest once hopped across Australia, analysis of enormous fossils has revealed. Paleontologists have uncovered three unusual species of giant fossil kangaroo ...
Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop. A new study finds ...
A detailed study of bones and tendons overturns assumptions about the mobility of Australia’s extinct mega kangaroos.
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