Jake Newman-Martin
@jnewmanmartin.bsky.social
Palaeomammologist|PhD Student studying Bettongs, Mulgaras, and cave deposits |Views my own. Living on 5 acres of Noongar boodja
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A taxonomic revision of the Bettongia penicillata (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) species complex and description of the subfossil species Bettongia haoucharae sp. nov.
| Zootaxa
doi.org
Meet Bettongia haoucharae, a new species of extinct bettong from the Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
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Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
Continued protection for invasive deer, but allow hunters to shoot threatened ducks...
Truly, what is going on anymore?
Truly, what is going on anymore?
After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Continued protection for invasive deer, but allow hunters to shoot threatened ducks...
Truly, what is going on anymore?
Truly, what is going on anymore?
There was a beautiful King's skink (Egernia kingii) in the shed today. Poor thing was ice cold in all this rain!
October 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
There was a beautiful King's skink (Egernia kingii) in the shed today. Poor thing was ice cold in all this rain!
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The late Dr. Jane Goodall with a wonderful posthumous message. Worth the few minutes! What a treasure.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The late Dr. Jane Goodall with a wonderful posthumous message. Worth the few minutes! What a treasure.
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The climate targets announced by @albomp.bsky.social are so weak - imagine if we all took this attitude to work! Shame on the government for once again letting down Australia #climate #targets
This comic was done in consultation with my partner Matt :)
This comic was done in consultation with my partner Matt :)
September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The climate targets announced by @albomp.bsky.social are so weak - imagine if we all took this attitude to work! Shame on the government for once again letting down Australia #climate #targets
This comic was done in consultation with my partner Matt :)
This comic was done in consultation with my partner Matt :)
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“Achievable” as in weak!?
The PM @albomp.bsky.social has had a busy month so far, trying to convince the world he’s a climate champion when really he and Murray Watt are proving just how willing they are to sell Australia’s future for fossil fuel profits
The PM @albomp.bsky.social has had a busy month so far, trying to convince the world he’s a climate champion when really he and Murray Watt are proving just how willing they are to sell Australia’s future for fossil fuel profits
September 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“Achievable” as in weak!?
The PM @albomp.bsky.social has had a busy month so far, trying to convince the world he’s a climate champion when really he and Murray Watt are proving just how willing they are to sell Australia’s future for fossil fuel profits
The PM @albomp.bsky.social has had a busy month so far, trying to convince the world he’s a climate champion when really he and Murray Watt are proving just how willing they are to sell Australia’s future for fossil fuel profits
Keep 👏 Them 👏 Inside 👏
Cats are deadly to native fauna. Of the now ~45 extinct mammalian taxa an estimated 27 are a result of cats.
Let me put that into perspective.
There are globally ~80 extinct mammals. Over half of the worlds extinct mammals are from Australia with the majority from cats!
Cats are deadly to native fauna. Of the now ~45 extinct mammalian taxa an estimated 27 are a result of cats.
Let me put that into perspective.
There are globally ~80 extinct mammals. Over half of the worlds extinct mammals are from Australia with the majority from cats!
This week we saw solutions announced in Western Australia to improve responsible pet cat ownership. Hannah Beazley MLA announced (1) an amendment to the Cat Act that will allow for local governments to prevent pet cats from roaming, & (2) a broader review of the Cat Act.
A🧵
#wildoz
A🧵
#wildoz
September 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Keep 👏 Them 👏 Inside 👏
Cats are deadly to native fauna. Of the now ~45 extinct mammalian taxa an estimated 27 are a result of cats.
Let me put that into perspective.
There are globally ~80 extinct mammals. Over half of the worlds extinct mammals are from Australia with the majority from cats!
Cats are deadly to native fauna. Of the now ~45 extinct mammalian taxa an estimated 27 are a result of cats.
Let me put that into perspective.
There are globally ~80 extinct mammals. Over half of the worlds extinct mammals are from Australia with the majority from cats!
Reposted by Jake Newman-Martin
Anthony Albanese’s government are climate criminals and they’re consigning large parts of Australia to becoming uninhabitable. This is not just an environmental assault, it’s an assault on human rights.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia vows to cut emissions 62 to 70 per cent by 2035
Australia will vow to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, lifting its sights further as the world strives to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
www.abc.net.au
September 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Anthony Albanese’s government are climate criminals and they’re consigning large parts of Australia to becoming uninhabitable. This is not just an environmental assault, it’s an assault on human rights.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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While today may have been rainy, yesterday was a different story. Here is one of the Turkeys basking in the sun. 🦃🦃
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
While today may have been rainy, yesterday was a different story. Here is one of the Turkeys basking in the sun. 🦃🦃
Thanks for having me on the stream today! It was so fun to chat fossils with you Danny.
It's a special #MammalMonday here on Paleontologizing! We'll be talkin' all about marsupials today, in celebration of a new paper just published by a longtime viewer on new species in the genus Bettongia (the bettongs!)
We might even do an interview 🎙
Join us at twitch.tv/paleontologizing
We might even do an interview 🎙
Join us at twitch.tv/paleontologizing
September 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Thanks for having me on the stream today! It was so fun to chat fossils with you Danny.
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So much wonder has been destroyed
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Australia has some new marsupial species – but they’re already extinct
A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
theconversation.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So much wonder has been destroyed
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
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A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
Australia has some new marsupial species – but they’re already extinct
theconversation.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
Meet Bettongia haoucharae, a new species of extinct bettong from the Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
A taxonomic revision of the Bettongia penicillata (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) species complex and description of the subfossil species Bettongia haoucharae sp. nov.
| Zootaxa
doi.org
September 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meet Bettongia haoucharae, a new species of extinct bettong from the Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Reposted by Jake Newman-Martin
I just got some Emu chicks for the property. Meet Benedict and Florentine. Its so fun to watch the way they move and look for food in the grass. These guys really are dinosaurs.
August 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I just got some Emu chicks for the property. Meet Benedict and Florentine. Its so fun to watch the way they move and look for food in the grass. These guys really are dinosaurs.
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Dingoes are NOT domestic dogs, and we show why in theconversation.com/dingoes-are-... @aunz.theconversation.com.
Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path
New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Dingoes are NOT domestic dogs, and we show why in theconversation.com/dingoes-are-... @aunz.theconversation.com.
Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
Ive been finding mouse droppings in the shed so its time to remove any unwanted rodents.
February 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ive been finding mouse droppings in the shed so its time to remove any unwanted rodents.