Giant prehistoric kangaroos were likely able to hop, fossil study suggests

How were giant, ancient kangaroos able to hop?

A new study sheds some light on the locomotion strategies among giant, extinct kangaroos and how they may have used other forms of movement, not just hopping.Sthenurine skeleton at the South Australian Museum. Credit: Megan Jones. In a new study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, scientists have discovered that giant, prehistoric kangaroos, which would have weighed over 200kg, may not have been too large to bounce. These finding…

Ancient Kangaroos Were Heavier Than Grizzly Bears But Could Still Hop » Explorersweb

Thousands of years ago, the kangaroos roaming Australia were more than double the size of the modern ones. How these gigantic marsupials moved has long puzzled paleontologists. The assumption was that they didn't hop like our familiar kangaroos but ambled along on their hind legs. Now, new research suggests these ancient giant kangaroos could and did jump around.  The idea that these jumbo kangaroos were unable to hop came from simply scaling up…

Giant prehistoric kangaroos were likely able to hop, fossil study suggests

Fossils show giant prehistoric kangaroos could still hop Continue reading Giant prehistoric kangaroos were likely able to hop, fossil study suggests on Tech Explorist.