Two Marsupials Thought to Be Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered Alive in Remote Rainforest

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...
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10 animals believed extinct that were found alive!

So many humans live on Earth, it’s hard to imagine there are animals we haven’t seen for years, decades, or even millions of ...
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These marsupials were thought extinct for 6,000 years. Scientists found them alive in remote rainforest

The two marsupials were found living in the remote rainforests on the Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.

So, they are alive! Two “extinct” marsupials thought lost for 6,000 years found alive in New Guinea

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The ...

2 'Lazarus' animals thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years found alive in New Guinea

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...
New Scientist

Two marsupials believed extinct for 6000 years found alive

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...
The Conversation

Presumed extinct, this desert rat‑kangaroo may still be alive in hiding. New analysis reveals its delicate diet

Rex Mitchell has received funding from the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH). Karl Vernes has received funding from the Australian Research ...
Forbes

Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
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Extinct or Alive: Land of the Lost Sharks

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Forrest Galante dives into some of the most treacherous, shark-infested waters in the southern hemisphere all in an attempt to rediscover three unique sharks ...