While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small car -- is commonly (but incorrectly) thought of as Australia's 'giant wombat', ...

When most people think of a wombat, they picture cute little furballs that live in Australia. Some people might know that they poop cubes. Others might have heard that the little diggers have an armor ...

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Scientists working in Australia have discovered a giant marsupial that roamed prehistoric Australian 25 billion years ago. The giant marsupial is so different from other wombats that scientists had to ...

This pleasant-looking fellow is diprotodon optatum, a giant marsupial that lived in Australia for millions of years. We’ve now discovered the first complete skeleton of this marsupial, proving the ...

These 100,000-year-old footprints were left by a giant wombat, one species of megafauna among many that once roamed Australia. Now artists have created portraits of these lost megafauna for National ...

The discovery of globally significant artifacts in Australia has ignited the world’s imagination about what life was like 65,000 years ago. Previously it was thought the continent was inhabited by ...

Scientists have discovered a mass grave that is home to about 50 prehistoric "giant wombats," the largest known marsupial that ever lived. The BBC reports the Diprotodon skeletons, believed to be ...

A mass grave of prehistoric “giant wombats” – a marsupial the size of a rhinocerous – has been discovered in Australia, according to reports. The discovery of about 50 diprotodon skeletons was the ...

If you thought Australia was home to only one ancient ‘giant wombat’, think again. While the Diprotodon - the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small ...

A mass grave of prehistoric “giant wombats” – a marsupial the size of a rhinocerous – has been discovered in Australia, according to reports. The discovery of about 50 diprotodon skeletons was the ...