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Killer Kangaroo Had Wolf-Like Fangs, Scientists Say
Jul. 28, 2006
cache of bizarre animal fossils unearthed in Australia includes killer kangaroos, marsupial lions, and a giant relative of a huge bird nicknamed the "demon duck of doom," scientists say.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney say they found the remains of as many as 20 new species during a recent two-week dig in northeastern Queensland (map of Australia).
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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060725-kangaroo.html
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