An image of the field site, Mount Etna, Rockhampton, central-eastern Queensland. Caves can be found on the western flank of Mount Etna. Giant kangaroos stuck close to home and went extinct when ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, during the late Pleistocene, many large animal species were simply erased from the planet during a widespread extinction. In Australia, nearly two dozen kangaroo ...

Giant kangaroos were 'homebodies' who were wiped out when climate change destroyed their stable habitats, according to a new study. Small home ranges made the ancient Australian species vulnerable to ...

Identifying prehistoric Australian megafauna from fossils may have gotten easier thanks to collagen peptide markers. These peptides can help researchers distinguish different animal genera and perhaps ...

New research has uncovered the mystery behind the extinction of Australia’s giant prehistoric kangaroos. These ancient marsupials once thrived in the lush, stable rainforests of what is now central ...

Australia’s First Peoples may or may not have hunted the continent’s megafauna to extinction, but they definitely collected fossils. A team of archaeologists examined the fossilized leg bone of an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While fictional depictions of fossil discoveries often feature ...

Flinders University fossil experts have unearthed more clues about why kangaroos and wallabies have endured to become one of the continent’s most prolific marsupial groups. They have analysed the ...