The Tremembé Formation itself is the only fossil-rich unit in Brazil from the Late Oligocene that preserves mammal remains.

A large trove of bones found in Bolivia is giving researchers a new look at the social lives of ancient marsupials. These ratlike animals lived in large packs, a very uncommon scenario in modern ...

Trail cameras and consistent field monitoring have been key tools in tracking these populations, helping experts confirm ...

An International team, including scientists from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, have discovered the most primitive and oldest know relative of all marsupial mammals. Pittsburgh -- An ...

Think koalas are bears? Think again. Explore their marsupial traits, fascinating adaptations, and why protecting their habitats matters.

Was the iconic, extinct creature that once roamed Australia a marsupial wolf or a Tasmanian tiger? By examining bones, researchers have shown that the thylacine was an ambush-style predator that was ...

The distinctive colored fur of two of Australia's rarest marsupials could be caused by "broken" pigment genes, new research ...

On September 7, 1936, the death of a zoo animal named Benjamin marked the last time the world would ever see a living Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine. With Benjamin, we lost untold knowledge about this ...

A Long Island animal rescue shelter is calling the recent seizure of a wallaby on Coney Island “the tip of the iceberg” and is building a marsupial rescue center in anticipation of more such exotic ...

The extinct South American animal made us believe it was as fierce as a saber-tooth cat, but a new study suggests it was a mere scavenger. By Matt Kaplan Smilodon fatalis has its name for a reason.

Oliver Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Many women realise they are pregnant before they’ve even done the test – perhaps feeling a touch of nausea, or tender, ...

MOUNT ZION, Pa. — Update, 2:20 p.m. (Wednesday): The wayward wallaby was captured by a game warden Wednesday morning, Game Commission Southeast Region Information and Education Supervisor Dustin ...