Marsupials originated in South America, study suggests

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Marsupials did not, as had been previously thought, did not get their start in Australia, a new genetic study suggests. Rather, they share a common ancestor in South America.

By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer / July 27, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0727/Marsupials-originated-in-South-America-study-suggests

So if kangaroos were to answer the US census, they'd have to answer ... Hispanic? Do kangaroos speak Brazilian or Portuguese?

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[+3] - laughoutlood - 07/28/2010I get your drift.

i remember reading a looonnnngggg time ago that marsupials flourished in South America. There was even a marsupial saber toothed tiger.

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I'm not sure about language - most of the critters I've faced appeared to have little or nothing to say.

One, however, did manage to make his intentions known. He almost bowled me over, trying to get at my chocolate caramel slice. Who knew kangaroos liked sweets!? He was taller than I was, too.

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They're ours (Australia's) cos we looked after them.

Twisted Evil

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@tsarstepan,

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Do kangaroos speak Brazilian or Portuguese?

That's like asking if they speak Mexican or Spanish.

Besides, according to that world-renowned documentary, 'Skippy', they use morse code.

Sonny: What's that Skip?
Skippy: tsk tsk tsk
Sonny: Jerry's crashed the helicopter?
Skippy: tsk tsk tsk
Sonny: You call the police Skip and I'll get the first aid kit.

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Possesion is 9 tenths of the law.

I seem to recall a cousin of the platypus shows up in the fossil records for South America.

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South America, Antarctica and Australia were all connected to each other as part of a large landmass called Gondwana.

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@dadpad,

I get your drift.

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@dadpad,

dadpad wrote:

South America, Antarctica and Australia were all connected to each other as part of a large landmass called Gondwana.

Correct, but it was Australia and Antartica that broke away.

So, technically.....

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@laughoutlood,

laughoutlood wrote:

I get your drift.

<<<<groan>>>>
Rolling Eyes

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@margo,

margo wrote:

I'm not sure about language - most of the critters I've faced appeared to have little or nothing to say.

One, however, did manage to make his intentions known. He almost bowled me over, trying to get at my chocolate caramel slice. Who knew kangaroos liked sweets!? He was taller than I was, too.

I had to look up this so called chocolate caramel slice and after seeing what I saw, I can't say I blame the kangaroo for trying to take it from you. They look feloniously delicious. Twisted Evil

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@tsarstepan,

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Marsupials originated in South America, study suggests

That's impossible because then Plate Tectonics would have to be true, and we know the Earth is only 6k years old. Wink

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@rosborne979,

My alternative theory is that marsupials are the original Martians.

Just read their concept and method of communication:

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Sonny: What's that Skip?
Skippy: tsk tsk tsk
Sonny: Jerry's crashed the helicopter?
Skippy: tsk tsk tsk
Sonny: You call the police Skip and I'll get the first aid kit.

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