Tag Archive for 'Giant wombat'

Megafaunal animals from Mammoth Cave about 50,000 years ago: the giant long-beaked echidna Murrayglossus hacketti, the giant kangaroo Procoptodon browneorum, the giant diprotodontid Zygomaturus trilobus, and the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus). Image credit: Peter Schouten.

Australia’s First Peoples Were Fossil Collectors, New Study Suggests

Oct 22, 2025 by News Staff

In a new study, University of New South Wales Professor Mike Archer and colleagues re-examined the fossilized tibia (lower leg bone) of a now-extinct,...

Palorchestes azael. Image credit: Nellie Pease / CABAH / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Paleontologists Find New Biomarkers to Identify Megafauna Species in Australia’s Fossil Record

Jun 3, 2025 by News Staff

Paleontologists have identified peptide markers for three species of extinct Australian megafauna — a hippo-sized wombat, a giant kangaroo, and a...

Life reconstruction of Ramsayia magna. Image credit: Eleanor Pease.

Giant Wombat Species with Large, Fleshy Nose Once Lived in Australia

Dec 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered and examined the fossilized craniodental remains of Ramsayia magna, an extinct large-bodied wombat species that lived in...