Imagine being as big as trucks or weighing 400 ponds. Well prehistoric animals in Australia used to be like that size . A recent fossil discovery reveals that Australia's ancient creatures were even more bizarre than their modern cousins. So lets go behind the scene to discover how they were a long time ago.
At least 500,000 years ago kangaroos were as big as trucks. Wombats even used to weigh 400 pounds and gargantuan marsupial lions. Their skeletons were recently discovered in a cave in Australia. These animals were known as "megamarsupials" for their size. A few years ago scientist found bits and pieces of megamarsupials but they didn't get any information from it. This is the first time a complete megamarsupial skeleton. Scientist theorized that they disappeared around the time humans appeared. You can find an article about it on TFK.com
What is something interesting you have read in the newspaper or any other informational guide?
Hey Eddie,
My name is Amy (my nickname is Pinky!). I live in darwin which is in Australia and i just wanted to say, i love your marsupial report. In Australia we don't have kangaroos as pets if your thinking that we have cats, dogs, fish, mice and even RATS! OH and just to let you know i am only in grade six!!
From Pinky A.K.A Amy :-)
P.S. I hope to see more great things soon.
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Posted by: Pinky | March 12, 2007 at 12:11 AM
pinky,
Also i am in 5th grade and next year I will be in 6th grade. Youb will continue to see great thing on my blog. Do you have a blog if so please post the adress on my blog. Thankz!!!!!!!
eddie
Posted by: eddie | March 15, 2007 at 06:29 PM