136K views · 1.9K reactions | DIPROTODON DIG UNEARTHS GIANT MARSUPIALS Scientists have uncovered diprotodon fossils in our Pilbara - dating back tens of thousands of years. The "giant wombats" are being carefully extracted, and will soon tour the state before calling the WA musuem home. It's a rare find - and extremely significant. | 7NEWS Regional WA | Facebook

Come behind the scenes at our Diprotodon Dig in the Pilbara! ⛏️ 🌏 In case you missed it, this month the WA Museum palaeontology team unearthed not one, but several rare and nearly complete colossal extinct marsupial skeletons, called Diprotodons. Dr Kenny Travouillon, our Curator of Mammalogy takes us behind the scenes at the dig site at Du Boulay Creek, south of Karratha, explaining the processes behind the excavation, and how they are able to preserve the fossil remains. This amazing project