If you thought Australia was home to only one ancient "giant wombat," think again. While the Diprotodon—the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Sammy J: Meet Diprotodon optatum. This is a scientific artist's interpretation of the biggest marsupial ...

Diprotodon was the largest marsupial ever to live. New evidence shows it migrated annually – and could make us reassess what we know of other extinct marsupials Perhaps nowhere is the debate regarding ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Dr Aaron Camens, Flinders University: Hi, I'm Aaron Camens, I'm a vertebrate palaeontologist, which ...

Researchers is uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth -- the 2.5 tonne wombat-like Diprotodon. Standing 1.8 meters tall and reaching up to 3.5 meters in length, this ...

Australian scientists Thursday unveiled the biggest-ever graveyard of an ancient rhino-sized mega-wombat called diprotodon, with the site potentially holding valuable clues on the species' extinction.

And just in time too - despite it being hidden in earth for millions of years, the fossil - exposed by the excavation - was under threat from the Territory's notorious Wet Season storms and floods.

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While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small car -- is commonly (but incorrectly) thought of as Australia's 'giant wombat', ...