This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today's giant pandas
- Written by D. Rex Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arkansas
_Simosthenurus occidentalis_ had a body like a kangaroo, a face like a koala, and a bite like a panda.N. Tamura, CC BY
A giant kangaroo that roamed Australia during the Ice Age had a far mightier bite than its modern-day cousins, according to new research which suggests this species could eat a tough, woody diet similar to that of a giant panda.
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