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Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard, [1] part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene. It is the largest terrestrial lizard known to have existed, but the fragmentary nature of known remains make estimates highly uncertain. Recent studies suggest that most known ...
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. There are similarities between the prehistoric Australian megafauna and some mythical ...
Rock art featuring Thylacine-like animals are found throughout Northern Australia, particularly in the Kimberley region. [168] Various Aboriginal Tasmanian names for the thylacine have been recorded, such as coorinna, kanunnah, cab-berr-one-nen-er, loarinna, laoonana, can-nen-ner and lagunta, [169] [170] while kaparunina is used in Palawa kani ...
Thylacoleo ("pouch lion") is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (until around 40,000 years ago), often known as marsupial lions. They were the largest and last members of the family Thylacoleonidae, occupying the position of apex predator within Australian ecosystems ...
The earliest members of the genus such as Zygomaturus gilli appeared during the Late Miocene, around 8 million years ago. [8] It is thought that the youngest species, Zygomaturus trilobus became extinct during the latter half of the Late Pleistocene, with typical estimates being about 45,000 years ago, around the time of Aboriginal arrival in Australia. [9]
Threatened fauna of Australia are those species and subspecies of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs, crustaceans, and reptiles to be found in Australia that are in danger of becoming extinct. This article lists species classified as threatened species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act ...
Thylacinidae. Thylacinus. Tiliqua pusilla. Categories: Fauna of Australia by conservation status. Extinct biota of Australia. Extinct animals by country. Extinct animals of Oceania.
The Christmas Island forest skink (Emoia nativitatis), also known as the Christmas Island whiptail skink, is an extinct species of skink formerly endemic to Australia's Christmas Island. [2] As of 2017, it is listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List. [1] The last known forest skink, a captive individual named Gump, died on 31 May 2014.