Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales have described a new genus and species of dasyurid marsupial from the Early Miocene of Australia, offering the first solid evidence that the family Dasyuridae — which today includes quolls, Tasmanian devils and tiny antechinuses — existed long before scientists had proof of it in the fossil record. An artist’s reconstruction of Miyumba chrisdickmani in the Early Miocene rainforests...
