[DOC] [TLE] Mammals of Australia - Wikipedia [PAR] The mammals of Australia have a rich fossil history, as well as a variety of extant 
mammalian species, dominated by the marsupials, but also ... The indisputable 
remains of Australian placental mammals started from the Miocene, when ... The 
world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial is the Tasmanian devil; it is the 
size... [DOC] [TLE] Why are there so many marsupials in Australia? - Quora [PAR] Even if you aren't all that interested in this answer, I've included some awesome / 
cute pictures ... Marsupials and Placental mammals evolved at about the same 
time, near ... almost all other mammal groups went extinct except for the 
Monotremes. ... After the Dinosaurs died out and South America split from North 
America,... [DOC] [TLE] OZ fossils - The Age of Reptiles - The Fauna - The Mammals - ABC [PAR] One group that evolved in the southern continent was the monotremes. ... Three 
species of tiny mammal lived in polar Australia 115 million years ago ... those of 
Steropodon that their common monotreme ancestor must be much older. ... in the 
world and a single tooth that suggested placental mammals lived in Australia 55
... [DOC] [TLE] Diprotodontia (Koala, Wombats, Possums, Wallabies, and ... [PAR] As a group, the diprotodonts are relatively new to sciencefirst recognized as an 
... In the absence of large numbers of placental mammals, they expanded to fill a 
huge .... Only five species occur on both New Guinea and Australia but are 
restricted to .... of placental mammals elsewhere in the world, a fact reflected in 
much... [DOC] [TLE] Resolving the Family Tree of Placental Mammals - Plos [PAR] Mar 14, 2006 ... including elephants and aardvarks), Xenarthra (New World species such as ... in 
all boreotherian species, but absent in afrotherians and .... group to all the other 
placental mammals (collectively referred to ... To find out, Hallam ..... the worm 
hung closest to the plant ..... proteins plays a much-celebrated role:. [DOC] [TLE] TwilightBeasts | Exploring the magnificent world of lost Pleistocene ... [PAR] Oct 12, 2016 ... Australia however, until very recently, only had placental mammals which were 
no ... Note the strange pointy bit of bone sticking out on the nose. ... flap of skin 
hung from the face  not as long or muscular for a trunk, but strong ... diets: Ziggy 
happily chomping through tough vegetation, while Diprotodon was... [DOC] [TLE] All Creatures, Great and Small | A Canadian Naturalist | Page 5 [PAR] Bilbies and bandicoots, like most of Australia's mammals, are marsupials. ... 
There are three types of mammal: placental mammals (like humans), 
monotremes (a group of ... Marsupial moms take a different approach: they kick 
that little fetus out as .... But there are a few exceptions, areas of the world that the 
woodpecker has... [DOC] [TLE] Neil | A Canadian Naturalist | Page 8 [PAR] Unfortunately for the would-be lotharios, scientists were out in force to ruin .... 
Bilbies and bandicoots, like most of Australia's mammals, are marsupials. ... 
There are three types of mammal: placental mammals (like humans), 
monotremes (a group .... But there are a few exceptions, areas of the world that 
the woodpecker has... [DOC] [TLE] News this Week | Science [PAR] Now, this centuries-old academic peculiarity may finally be on the way out. ... to 
apply for 3-year support for their own research or group projects they head. ... He 
says the Habilitation has lost its importance in some fields of science and that .... 
Teeth are often the only remains of tiny, extinct mammals, but they can reveal an
... [DOC] [TLE] Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam [PAR] Giant panda cubs are the most altricial young for any placental mammal. ... With 
only two groups of pandas, and those pandas wanting to only eat the leaves ... 
For the "other pandas, life is pretty much status quo ... but I'm looking forward ...... 
Mei Lun, on the other hand, hung out with the keepers near the shift door for a 
few...

Question: This group of mammals lost out to placental mammals in much of the world but hung tough in Australia
Answer: Marsupials