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Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin

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Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.

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Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin

Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.

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The Hug Koalas Had a Close, Brutal Cousin with Blade Teeth

The koalas climbing around the canopies of eucalyptus may be cuddled herbivores, but their missing parents were horrific predators. The charismatic marsupials are the closest living relatives of the marsupial lions, powerful carnivores that disappeared about 40,000 years ago. The results are part of a study published on 12 November [...]

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