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Pleistocene-Age Fossils Reveal Hopping Wasn’t Just for Small Kangaroos

New research by paleontologists from the University of Bristol, the University of Manchester and the University of Melbourne finds that giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos had robust hindlimb bones and tendon support capable of withstanding hopping stresses, indicating that size didn’t strictly limit this iconic gait as once believed.

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