University of Manchester: Jumping giants - Fossils show giant prehistoric kangaroos could still hop
January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 23 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release:
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Jumping giants: Fossils show giant prehistoric kangaroos could still hop
Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about the limits of hopping.
Today, the red kangaroo is the largest living ho . . .
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Jumping giants: Fossils show giant prehistoric kangaroos could still hop
Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about the limits of hopping.
Today, the red kangaroo is the largest living ho . . .