Australian Megafauna - Extinct Australian Megafauna

Extinct Australian Megafauna

The following is an incomplete list of extinct Australian megafauna (monotremes, marsupials, birds and reptiles) in the format:

  • Latin name, (common name, period alive), and a brief description.

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