Millennia-Old Marsupial Rediscovered in New Guinea; Researchers Uncover New Glider Genus Tous
Researchers in Australia and Papua New Guinea report the pygmy long-fingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai) alive after about 6,000 years on New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula, and describe a previously unknown marsupial-glider genus Tous (including Tous ayamaruensis). The findings, linked to Lazarus taxa, rely on rare living specimens and fossil records, and highlight conservation concerns as rainforest habitat faces logging threats.