Kristofer M. Helgen

Tous ayamaruensis, spesies baru kuskus terbang dari Papua, Indonesia.

March 11, 2026

Di hutan Papua, kami menemukan ‘Tous'—genus mamalia baru yang diduga punah 6.000 tahun lalu

Erik Meijaard, University of Kent; Kristofer M. Helgen, University of Technology Sydney, and Tim Flannery, Australian Museum

Seorang pekerja perkebunan memotret spesies mamalia baru ini di Papua Nugini, yang diyakini telah punah selama 6.000 tahun.

Tous ayamaruensis, a new species of gliding possum from Papua, Indonesia.

March 5, 2026

Meet ‘Tous’ – an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting

Erik Meijaard, University of Kent; Kristofer M. Helgen, University of Technology Sydney, and Tim Flannery, Australian Museum

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

A Homo erectus skull from Java, Indonesia. This pioneering species stands at the root of a fascinating evolutionary tree. Scimex

March 23, 2021

Evolutionary study suggests prehistoric human fossils ‘hiding in plain sight’ in Southeast Asia

João Teixeira, University of Adelaide and Kristofer M. Helgen, Australian Museum

The ancestors of modern-day people living on Southeast Asian islands likely interbred with a prehistoric species called Denisovans - raising the possibility of fresh and intriguing fossil discoveries.

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