Extinct Non-Hopping Kangaroo Species Discovered In Queensland, Australia

A recent discovey by researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, reveal a tiny kangaroo species that was unable to hop. Findings have been published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Researchers at The University of Queensland, have revealed an ancient and extinct kangaroo fossil, found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in north-western Queensland, Australia. The ancient kangaroo fossil defines a new species of extinct, non-hopping kangaroos.

This new genus is known as Cookeroo, named in honour of a museum researcher, Bernard Cooke. Cooke led most of the research program that focused on the evolution of ancient kangaroo species known as Cookeroo buldwidarri and Cookeroo hortusensis. 
"They lived around 15-23 million years ago and were the size of very small wallabies or pademelons," University of Queensland researchers Kaylene Butler said, according to a press release. The kangaroo species also moved on all four legs and were situated in a densely forested habitat.=read more =http://www.hngn.com/articles/181988/20160224/new-species-found-kangaroos-hop.htm