Meet the Diprotodon's ancestor, the original big flat-footed marsupial

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These ancient marsupials shared a foot structure not unlike our own

Scientists have identified an ancient marsupial for the first time, whose special adaptations allowed it to walk great distances across the continent now known as Australia some 3.5 million years ago. For an animal that would have weighed more than a quarter of a tonne, that trekking talent was no mean feat. (Or feet, should we say?)

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