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Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to, hindlimb study suggests

Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been able to hop in short bursts, according to research published in Scientific Reports.

Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to, hindlimb study suggests
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Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been able to hop in short bursts, according to research published in Scientific Reports.

Originally published at Phys.org

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