Heritage Expeditions played a key role in supporting Professor Tim Flannery's rediscovery of a marsupial previously thought to be extinct for 6,000 years, according to a company press release.

These Marsupials Were Thought Extinct for 7,000 Years, Until Now ...

The animals — a pygmy long-fingered possum and a newly identified ring-tailed glider — are examples of rare “Lazarus species” that reappear after vanishing from the scientific record. Each species has ...

Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation ...

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum uses its specialized ears and long digits to hunt for grubs in rotting wood. Carlos Bocos / T.F. Flannery et al., Records of the Australian Museum, 2026 Two marsupial ...

Two extinct marsupial species found alive in incredible rainforest discovery ...

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi’s role in a recent discovery in the forests of New Guinea is rewriting a scientific story that seemed finished thousands of years ago. Scientists from the Bishop Museum and ...

The discovery of ancient footprints shows the carnivorous marsupial once roamed the Eyre Peninsula coastline.

Two marsupial species scientists believed had vanished more than 6,000 years ago have been discovered alive in the remote rainforests of Western New Guinea. The discovery was detailed in studies ...