Scientists found tiny fossil jaws in Queensland that push the origin of Australia’s carnivorous marsupials back 23 million years and reveal a hidden rainforest past

• Previously known members of Australian carnivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphs)/ Image Credit: WikipediaA remarkable fossil discovery in Queensland has filled one of the biggest gaps in Australia's evolutionary history.
• According to a new study published in the journal Australian Zoologist, researchers have identified the oldest known member of the dasyurid family - the group of carnivorous marsupials that today includes the Tasmanian devil, quolls, dunnarts and antechinuses.
• The discovery pushes the group's fossil record back to around 23 million years ago, revealing that the ancestors of these