[xcamel]

2 tidbits, in case you think this is a bit wierd

Marsupial wolf (tasmanian)

Procoptodon, for example, is a 2.5 metre high creature which looks like a koala crossed with a kangaroo. Australian palaoentologists had several near complete skeletons to work from, preserved in caves during the late Pleistocene.

[TheCrusader]

"Procoptodon, for example, is a 2.5 metre high creature which looks like a koala crossed with a kangaroo."

What about the plattapus?