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Wompoo Fruit-Dove
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/wompoo-fruit-dove/

The colourful Wompoo Fruit-dove is the largest fruit-dove species in Australia. It can be found along the east coast of Australia and the northern Cape York Peninsula. This species can also occurs in New Guinea.

Strong-billed Honeyeater
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/strong-billed-honeyeater/

Unlike other Melithreptus honeyeaters, the Strong-billed Honeyeater is adapted to foraging for insects on the trunks of trees, moving up and down vertically and ripping at the bark to find food.

Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus nalu Short et al, 2020
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/pygmy-seahorse-hippocampus-nalu-short-et-al-2020/

Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus nalu Short et al, 2020

Dickson's Thylacine
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/dicksons-thylacine/

Australia's extinct animal, Dickson's Thylacine.

Queensland Pterosaur
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/queensland-pterosaur/

The Queensland Pterosaur is one of the best-known Australian pterosaurs. However, a pterosaur from Western Australia was much bigger, with a wingspan of 7m.

Tingamarra Bandicoot
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/tingamarra-bandicoot/

The Tingamarra Bandicoot is more than twice as old as any other fossil bandicoot known.

Tingamarra Chulpasia
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/tingamarra-chulpasia/

The Tingamarra Chulpasia was a small marsupial mammal that ate a mixed diet, possibly including seeds, small fruits and insects.

Bluff Downs Euryzygoma
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/bluff-downs-euryzygoma/

The Bluff Downs Euryzygoma is a large, cow-like diprotodontoid marsupial that browsed leaves and shrubs in a variety of habitats, from wetlands to dry forest and woodlands.

Bluff Downs Giant Python
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/bluff-downs-giant-python/

The Bluff Downs Giant Python was the largest Australian snake ever.

Quinkana
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/quinkana/

Unlike today's Australian crocodiles, this large crocodile lived on the land.