'Giant wombat' skeleton found in Australia's Queensland

Scientists in Australia have found the skeleton of a "giant wombat" which lived some two million years ago.

The plant-eating marsupial would have been the size of a four-wheel drive car and weighed three tonnes, experts say.

Its bones were found on a farm in north-eastern Australia's Queensland state.

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Prof Mike Archer, a professor of biological science at the University of New South Wales, described the discovery as extraordinary.

"We found the most gigantic marsupial ever known," he told the BBC.

"These were very huge animals but with pouches. If one tried to visualise what this thing looked like, you'd have to sort of think of a gigantic wombat on steroids."

ION, this is funny and cool: Historic LOLs After Dark: Bill Nye’s Biggest Fan

Especially appropriate for women who like science.

I was imagining somebody running for three days whilst rolling a hoop not hula hooping.

I still can't picture someone running while hula hooping, though. Not for any distance, let alone 3 days.

Giant wombat!!

I am obligated to link to Digger; the best comic ever about a kickass wombat.

Here's a glance at several aspects of the current hooping phenomenon: [link] (slightly NSFW for skimpy clothing and brief discussion of sex)

Love the pictures of Grace playing in the sprinkler.

Identify your fountain drink. [link]

I have a massive headache and my temperament is not being helped by one of the girls I am watching who is just being willfully destructive and a general pain in my ass. Are you allowed to stand on the arms of lawn chairs, throw (Emeline's) shoes into a pine tree over and over, or jump on a bed in your own home? No. No you are not. Then knock it the fuck off cause you are at my house because if you destroy or break something, you WILL be cleaning up dog and cat shit and sitting on the basement stairs for HOURS. I fucking promise.

Why does my husband believe the tile people when they say they come at 7? They have never yet been here at 7.

Giant wombat!

I sense a SyFy Classic in the making.

Okay, to give the tile guy credit, he was here at 7:15, which is much earlier than I expected him.

I am working from home today, since my workplace was cyberattacked on Friday. As a result, they turned off the internet, email, and most of the intranet.

Damn Aims. I hope that gets better.