Kangaroo fossil unearthed in Victorian cave
The short-faced kangaroo, or Simosthenurus occidentalis, went extinct over 40,000 years ago. Image source: denisbin, via Flickr. Researchers have discovered a near-complete fossil of an extinct short-faced kangaroo, estimated to be 50,000 years old. Found in the undisturbed Nightshade Cave in East Gippsland, Victoria, the specimen is one of the most complete found in Australia.…