Dispensary Corner 08 Jul 11
July 8, 2011
THE ultimate Fatso.
If you think Australia never had
any really cool dinosaurs, think
again - we had a giant wombat!
The mega-wombat, known
technically as a herbivorous
diprotodon weighed in at around
three tons, and was the largest
marsupial to ever roam our wide
blue planet.
Believed to have lived between
two million and 50,000 years ago,
the mega-wombat would have
graced Australian shores
alongside mega-kangaroos and
rather large crocodiles.
Last week scientists in
Queensland unearthed the most
complete mega-wombat skeleton
ever found, a discovery which
promises to shed a ton of light on
our ancient mega-fauna.
Describing the look of the
ancient beasts Professor Sue Hand,
who was part of the unearthing
team said: “They basically looked
a lot like a wombat, a very big
beefed-up wombat, much bigger
than obviously anything that’s
around today”.
It is hoped that the new find
may also help scientists to
unravel the mystery of whether
humans played a part in the
demise of the nation’s mega-beasts.
A RUSSIAN girl has apparently
been cured of a rare sleeping
disorder by having a nice holiday
in Chechnya.
Nine-year-old Sasha Pisarenko
is claimed to be the only child
suffering the condition in Russia,
and her plight was noticed by
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of
the former separatist region.
Kadyrov arranged for the girl to
spend six months with her family
in a luxury flat in the Chechen
capital Grozny.
“During her stay, Sasha suffered
only one sleeping attack and her
migraines stopped,” according to
a statement on the government
website chechnya.gov.ru, citing
the region’s “sun, smiles and
hospitality” for her recovery.
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