#Simosthenurus

[dry-gold]

Sauricthys, a triassic fish Savannasaurus, a cretaceous sauropod dinosaur Serendipaceratops, an ankylosaurian dinosaur that one guy thinks is a ceratopsian dinosaur Silvabestius, a cenozoic arboreal? diprotodontid marsupial Simosthenurus, a cenozoic short-faced kangaroo Steropodon, a cretaceous platypus

[despazito]

we don't talk about the short faced kangaroos...

besides the extinct pig-footed bandicoot there are no hoofed mammals native to australia

[evoldir]

Fwd: Graduate position: GriffithU.CaveSedimentAncientDNA

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Graduate position: GriffithU.CaveSedimentAncientDNA > Date: 20 December 2023 at 09:23:06 GMT > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Deep time extinctions informed by DNA in Australian underwater caves > > We are currently looking for a PhD candidate to join our research team > in the examination of cave sediments in Australia using ancient and > environmental DNA (aDNA) techniques. The primary focus of this role is to > reconstruct whole Australian fossil ecosystems using widescale genetic > investigations of sediment and water samples from the unique submerged > Mt Gambier cave deposits. The underwater deposits of Mt Gambier fill a > critical gap in cave palaeontology and preserve exquisite specimens of > megafauna species including the rare Propleopus, a giant carnivorous > kangaroo, the giant short-faced kangaroos Simosthenurus, and the > marsupial 'tapir' Palorchestes. There is potentially ~95,000 years > of critical information locked in the Mt Gambier caves, in the form > of ancient environmental DNA as well as cave sediments in conditions > beneficial for the preservation of ancient DNA, that can shed light > on the dramatic biodiversity loss that occurred during the Pleistocene > and the factors that drove this change. Success in this role requires > collaboration with interdisciplinary experts in archaeology, genetics, > and palaeoecology, as well as with Indigenous communities to ensure the > ethical and respectful use of cultural heritage materials. > > The 2023 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has > an annual stipend of $32,192 (indexed) for a period of up to three > years of full-time study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award >

[gaetaniu]

Scoperto un canguro gigante estinto con testa da koala, morso devastante e piedi con un solo dito

Scoperto un canguro gigante estinto con testa da koala, morso devastante e piedi con un solo dito

Grazie a ricostruzioni tridimensionali del cranio di un canguro gigante estinto, il Simosthenurus occidentalis, uno scienziato americano ha dimostrato che questi animali avevano un morso devastante, paragonabile a quello del panda, adattato a sgranocchiare durissime canne di bambù. Lo strano canguro aveva la testa da koala e i piedi con un unico lungo dito.

Oltre 40mila anni fa in Australia…

[velmaemyers88]

Giant salamander may be the world’s largest amphibian

A painting shows the new species of giant salamander called Andrias sligoi, the largest amphibian in the world. After her discovery in 2013, Victoria’s 66-million-year-old, fossilized skeleton was restored bone by bone. She’s the second most complete T. rex fossil on record. An artist’s illustration shows how different an ancient “short-faced” kangaroo called Simosthenurus occidentalis […]

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[reneeacaseyfl]

Giant salamander may be the world’s largest amphibian

A painting shows the new species of giant salamander called Andrias sligoi, the largest amphibian in the world. After her discovery in 2013, Victoria’s 66-million-year-old, fossilized skeleton was restored bone by bone. She’s the second most complete T. rex fossil on record. An artist’s illustration shows how different an ancient “short-faced” kangaroo called Simosthenurus occidentalis […]

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Giant salamander may be the world’s largest amphibian

A painting shows the new species of giant salamander called Andrias sligoi, the largest amphibian in the world. After her discovery in 2013, Victoria’s 66-million-year-old, fossilized skeleton was restored bone by bone. She’s the second most complete T. rex fossil on record. An artist’s illustration shows how different an ancient “short-faced” kangaroo called Simosthenurus occidentalis […]

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[extinctanimals]

Simosthenurus, AKA the short-faced kangaroo.  Probably their closest living relative today is the banded hare-wallaby, AKA the rat-tailed fluffball:

Anyway, back to the short-faced kangaroo.  They walked rather than hopped and had hind feet with a single toe, which does not seem good for balance.  Lived in Tasmania during the Pleistocene.