However, as reliable dates for many of the extinct species are lacking and the arrival of modern humans in Australia keeps getting pushed back in time, the debate remains far from being resolved. Drying out of vast inland lakes may have caused Australia's megafauna extinction Read moreIf there is one animal that can be considered as the icon of Australia’s marvellous extinct megafauna, it must be Diprotodon. Diprotodon was only one species of a superfamily of megamarsupials, the Diprotodontoidae who ruled Australia for nearly 24m years. Australian researchers identify new species of extinct marsupial lion Read moreNo other marsupial, living or extinct, is known to migrate. Seasonal migration of marsupial megafauna in Pleistocene Sahul (Australia–New Guinea).

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2017 06:02 UTC