Today, researchers have made a thrilling discovery in Australia: a previously unknown species of possum! This extraordinary creature, believed to have lived in Australia around 20 million years ago, has been dubbed the “feather-tailed possum.” The fossilized remains of the animal were found in a cave in Western Australia and are the most complete of any ancient possum discovered in the region. The feather-tailed possum is remarkable not only for its size (it was about the size of a guinea pig) but also for the fact that it is the earliest known ancestor of modern possums found in Australia. The discovery of this creature will help scientists better understand the evolution of Australia’s marsupials and provides new insight into the ancient environment of the continent.

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source: Phys.org