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Megafauna fossils found in tropical Australia

More than 40,000 years ago, Australia’s tropical north-east was home to giant birds, reptiles and marsupials, including the world’s largest kangaroo, a seven-metre freshwater crocodile and giant lizards.

Discovery of their remains, fossilised, along with unique insights that help unravel some of the mystery of what drove megafauna extinction in Sahul (Australia and New Guinea).

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