<p>No. The reason for Australia’s unique evolution is that it was relatively isolated from the rest of the world.</p>

<p>Australia isn’t too radioactive either. The fact that it has more uranium deposits than other countries is that it’s huge.</p>

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Indeed, there are other countries that have similar amounts of known uranium deposits, and a couple - Kazakhstan and Niger - that have more per unit area.  None of these countries are geographically isolated from their neighbors, though.
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<p>Ahhhh, probably not.  If, for example, you navigate to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Marsupial</a> at Wikipedia and click on the wonderful (it really really is!) DyMaxion map at the bottom of the info panel, you wiil see that a large part of South America, Central and North America also have these animals.</p>

<p>FWIW, the USA does indeed have Uranium deposits although I'm not sure about Central and South America.</p>

<p>Quoting from Wikipedia:</p>

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  <p>A 2010 analysis of retroposon insertion sites in the nuclear DNA of a variety of marsupials has confirmed all living marsupials have South American ancestors.</p>
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<p>South America was connected to Antarctica for a long time (but not to North America), as was Australia.</p>

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<p>Australian animals are very different than the rest of the world. I wonder if the radiation of Australia's Uranium deposits have anything to do with why animals uniquely evolved? For instance, marsupials have three vaginas and platypus are one of the only mammals that lay eggs.</p>

<p>If not Uranium what makes them so different?</p>

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Is there any correlation between Australia's uranium deposits and the unique animals?
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# Is there any correlation between Australia's uranium deposits and the unique animals?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-12)

Australian animals are very different than the rest of the world. I wonder if the radiation of Australia's Uranium deposits have anything to do with why animals uniquely evolved? For instance, marsupials have three vaginas and platypus are one of the only mammals that lay eggs.

If not Uranium what makes them so different?

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**Tags:** geography, radioactivity, uranium, evolution


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-05-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Ahhhh, probably not. If, for example, you navigate to [Marsupial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial) at Wikipedia and click on the wonderful (it really really is!) DyMaxion map at the bottom of the info panel, you wiil see that a large part of South America, Central and North America also have these animals.

FWIW, the USA does indeed have Uranium deposits although I'm not sure about Central and South America.

Quoting from Wikipedia:

> A 2010 analysis of retroposon insertion sites in the nuclear DNA of a variety of marsupials has confirmed all living marsupials have South American ancestors.

South America was connected to Antarctica for a long time (but not to North America), as was Australia.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-12. Score: 5

No. The reason for Australia’s unique evolution is that it was relatively isolated from the rest of the world.

Australia isn’t too radioactive either. The fact that it has more uranium deposits than other countries is that it’s huge.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Indeed, there are other countries that have similar amounts of known uranium deposits, and a couple - Kazakhstan and Niger - that have more per unit area.  None of these countries are geographically isolated from their neighbors, though.  

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