Megafauna have always existed in Australia. But around 2.5 million years ago, they became enormous. The largest of these animals existed during a period of time known as the Pleistocene epoch.

They were the ancient Australian megafauna—huge animals that roamed the continent during the Pleistocene epoch. In boneyards across the continent, scientists have found the fossils of a giant ...

And absence of other megafauna in kill sites doesn't mean ... two million years only to succumb to the one that closed the Pleistocene. The dearth of evidence doesn't deter researchers working ...

Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...

Bustos, J. Jakeway, S.W. Manning, and M.R. Bennett. 2018. Use of magnetometry for detecting and documenting multi-species Pleistocene megafauna tracks at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA ...

“Megafauna biomass tradeoff as a driver of ... American Megafaunal Extinctions at the End of the Pleistocene. Springer. Haynes, Gary. 2002. The Early Settlement of North America: The Clovis ...

Researchers identified the fossil as Glyptodon reticulatus, a megafauna species from the Late Pleistocene epoch.

“By shedding light on the ecological roles of Australia’s marsupial megafauna, we will develop ... available sample to get a good look at Pleistocene diets for a large number of species.

This is a drawing of the Pleistocene landscape. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...