When Were Wombats First Discovered?
The First Living Wombats Discovered in Australia Came from Clarke Island in Bass Strait. a Specimen Was Brought to Sydney in July 1797 Aboard the Francis Which...
The first living wombats discovered in Australia came from Clarke Island in Bass Strait. A specimen was brought to Sydney in July 1797 aboard the Francis which had rescued the crew of the Sydney Cove, wrecked on an island in the Strait while en route to Bengal (Troughton 1941).
How long have wombats been around?
Evolution and taxonomy
Wombats are estimated to have diverged from other Australian marsupials relatively early, as long as 40 million years ago, while some estimates place divergence at around 25 million years.
When was the common wombat discovered?
The common wombat was first described by George Shaw in 1800. There are three extant subspecies: Common wombat (V.
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