• Cave of marsupial fossils discovered in Outback (AP)

    Dino News 10.08.2010

    In this undated photo supplied by The University of New South Wales Friday, July 16, 2010, composite skeleton of the sheep-sized extinct, wombat-like marsupial called Nimbadon lavarackorum is pictured in Sydney, Australia. University of New South Wales researchers have unearthed 26 such skulls from a cave in the Riversleigh World Heritage fossil field, 250 km (155 miles) north-west of Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia. The findings were described in an article published this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. (AP Photo/The University of New South Wales, Karen Black)** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP – Scientists have discovered a cave filled with 15-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric marsupials in the Outback, a rare find that has revealed some surprising similarities between the creatures and modern-day kangaroos and koalas.


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