#Big-boned marsupial unearths evolution of wombat burrowing behavior
“#Big-boned marsupial unearths evolution of wombat burrowing behavior” Life reconstruction of the giant wombat relative Mukupirna nambensis on the shores of Lake Pinpa 25 million years ago. Also shown are stiff-tailed ducks (foreground) and flamingos (background), the remains of which are known from the same fossil deposit. Credit: Painting by Peter Schouten. The discovery of…