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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.
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There are similarities between the prehistoric Australian megafauna and some mythical creatures from the Aboriginal Dreamtime.[2]