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Palaeontologists find #collagen #biomarker to identify ancient #Australian #megafauna, notable because it’s more durable…

Paleontologists Find New Biomarkers to Identify Megafauna Species in Australia’s Fossil Record | Sci.News
Paleontologists have identified peptide markers for three species of extinct Australian megafauna -- a hippo-sized wombat, a giant kangaroo, and a marsupial with enormous claws -- opening the way for research which could help us understand how a series of unexplained extinctions of megafauna 50,000 years ago happened, and if humans were responsible.