Australian scientists have described the unknown Marsupial type before, most likely, have disappeared in the wild. It was shot, or a hairy kangaroo. He was named Bettongia Hauucharae.
Vil is also called an ecosystem engineer. They can turn a few tons of soil every year to find their favorite mushrooms. In the new study, experts analyzed fossils from Nullarbobora and southwestern Australia and revealed a completely new face, as well as two subspecies.
Research allowed to get more data about diversity. Currently, they are at risk of disappearing, although measures are being taken in Australia to save these animals.
The results showed that life is currently divided into two species. To assess the number of species, scientists have used bone measurements, Zootaxa reports.
Previously, scientists analyzed the genes of the Tasman tigers of the dead in the 30s of the twentieth century. It is believed that their disappearance has been contributed to an uncontrolled hunt. But a genetic study showed – tigers had been extinct before human appearance.
