Australia’s most diverse marsupial predators have been hiding their origins for millions of years

Artist reconstruction of _Miyumba chrisdickmani_. Neville Garden When you think of carnivorous marsupials, you probably picture the Tasmanian devil or perhaps a spotted-tailed quoll. But these famous predators are only the largest members of a remarkable family of marsupials called dasyurids. Today the dasyurid family contains almost 80 living species. Some live in trees, others in deserts. Some eat insects and weigh only a few grams, while others can weigh up to 14 kilograms and feast on…