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In 2014, a fossil from an extinct species of peramelemorphia (the order which includes bandicoots and bilbies) was officially described and given the scientific name 'Crash bandicoot'. The scientists responsible state in their report that it was named after the video game character, and also in reference to how it was the start of a new lineage of modern bandicoots that 'crashed' through to dominate the ecosystem.

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