Next on NOVA: "Bone Diggers"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/bonediggers

Tuesday, March 25 at 8 p.m.

Broadcast in High Definition where available.

Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.

NOVA takes viewers to the stark Australian outback in search of the
elusive bones of one of the world's most bizarre prehistoric
creatures -- a giant predatory marsupial called Thylacoleo.
Australia's leading paleontologists endure extreme weather,
treacherous drops into a deep cavern, and the threat of fossil
poachers as they launch a daring expedition to find the rare
megabeast.

Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:

Evolution Down Under
How did Australia come to be marsupial heaven?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bonediggers/evolution.html

The Extinction Enigma
Who or what killed off Australia's biggest creatures 45,000
years ago?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bonediggers/extinction.html

Anatomy of Thylacoleo
Explore what the marsupial lion's skeleton reveals about how
it lived.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bonediggers/thylacoleo.html

Australia's Vanished Beasts
A 25-foot lizard. A carnivorous kangaroo. See these and
other extinct animals.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bonediggers/vanished.html

Also, Links & Books, a Teacher's Guide, a video preview of the
program, the program transcript, and more:

http://www.pbs.org/nova/bonediggers