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The marsupial mole: an enduring enigma

…north-west WA, and itjaritjari (Notoryctes typhlops), found in Central Australia – bear a more poetic tone than the respective northern- and southern marsupial mole labels employed by scientists. Marsupial moles…

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Fossil find challenges marsupial mole evolution

…the relationship between the marsupial mole in Australia and the Cape golden mole in Africa (Chrysocloris asiatica). Like the marsupial moles here in Australia, the Cape golden mole is blind,…

AustroPalaeo

The mysterious marsupial mole

…marsupial at all, but related to the golden moles of Africa, which are placental mammals. They were wrong, but it’s easy to understand the confusion – the marsupial mole is…

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The southern marsupial mole is preposterous, even by Australian standards

…Recovery Hub reports, fossil evidence suggests that the Australian marsupial moles – a group that also includes the northern marsupial mole, or kakarratul, known from the deserts of Western Australia…

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Searching for the marsupial mole

…marsupials in the arid zone,” he says. Read our feature that goes with this story: “Marsupial moles: an enduring enigma” Interesting absence Joe joined the Australian Geographic Society’s ninth scientific…

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Meet the mole cricket – the platypus of the insect world

…a number of invasive mole cricket species, including the African mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana), native to Africa; and the Changa mole cricket (Scapteriscus didactylus), which has been accidentally introduced to…

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Fossil of weird snail-eating marsupial found

…(Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) foaming at the mouth while crunching a snail. The Mellodectes extinct marsupial was thought to once occupy the same niche as this skink. (Credit: Steve Wilson) Extinct marsupial…

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Fossils reveal prehistoric life cycle

…same birthing behaviour as today’s marsupials – where the underdeveloped young crawl into the pouch and suckle until they fully develop. “As in modern marsupials, advanced development of the facial…

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'We now have the army we need' to bring the Tasmanian tiger back to life, says Melbourne scientist

…of the best candidates for de-extinction. Developing gene editing technologies means we can tackle issues like engineering cane toad toxin resistance into vulnerable marsupial species. While the work on marsupial…

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The damage to Australia's biodiversity

…27 million medium-sized marsupials before it lapsed in 1930. Under the act, landholders could be prosecuted for not exterminating marsupials. Countless tonnes of strychnine were dumped in the bush, says…

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