Fossils Reveal Tasmanian Devils Lived Alongside Humans in Pilbara

Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Pilbara for millennia, Juukan Gorge fossils reveal

Researchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Western Australia’s Pilbara region for tens of thousands of years, according to fossils uncovered at Juukan Gorge. These squat and sable marsupials, now restricted to Tasmania, were once abundant right across Australia, becoming extinct on the mainland about 3,200 years ago. Continue reading...

By Petra Stock