Australian megafauna
Large animals in Australia, past and present era / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Kadimakara" redirects here. For the Early Triassic extinct reptile, see Kadimakara australiensis.
The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia[1] during the Pleistocene Epoch. Most of these species became extinct during the latter half of the Pleistocene, and the roles of human and climatic factors in their extinction are contested.
There are similarities between the prehistoric Australian megafauna and some mythical creatures from the Aboriginal Dreamtime.[2]