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Diprotodon optatum #MA566 Molar tooth of biggest Marsupial ever Pleistocene, 50000 years old Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia Size: 1.76 inch / 4.4 cm wide Price: Euro 490.-- |
| Zygomaturus trilobus #MA555 Molar tooth of Diprotodontid Marsupial L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.24 inch / 3.1 cm Price: Euro 175.-- |
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Sarcophilus spec. #MA585 Extreme Rare!! Left lower jaw from a large extinct sub-species of the Tasmanian devil L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 3.64 inch / 9.1 cm Price:  |
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Baringa nelsonensis #MA422 Phalange from a Kangaroo L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm Price : Euro 15.-- |
| Macropus titan #MA427 2 incisor teeth from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Lancefield Swamp, Victoria, Australia Size biggest: 1.72 inch / 4.3 cm Price for the 2: Euro 160.-- |
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Macropus titan #MA494 Claw from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Lancefield Swamp, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.08 inch / 2.7 cm Price: Euro 65.-- |
| Macropus titan #MA495 5th Metatarsal from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Lancefield swamp, Victoria, Australia Size: 3.2 inch / 8 cm Price: Euro 25.-- |
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Macropus spec. #MA496 Rare Sacrum from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3.2 inch / 8 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Macropus titan #MA497 Maximilla from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3 inch / 7.5 cm Price: Euro 80.-- |
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| Mus spec. #MA499 Right lower jaw from a Marsupial mouse Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 0.88 inch / 2.2 cm Price: Euro 80-- |
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Palorchestes parvus #MA500a Molar from Diprotodontid Marsupial L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 0.68 inch / 1.7 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Palorchestes parvus #MA500b Molar from Diprotodontid Marsupial L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 0.64 inch / 1.6 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
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Perameles spec. #MA501 Right Maxilla from a strange Marsupial called Bandicoot Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 0.88 inch / 2.2 cm Price: Euro 80.-- |
| Potorus spec. #MA502 Lower jaw from a Kangaroo like marsupial Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 1.6 inch / 4 cm Price: Euro 95.-- |
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Protemnodon cf. anak #MA503 Left Lower jaw from a giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Cox'x creek, New South Wales, Australia Size: 5 inch / 12.5 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Protemnodon roechus #MA505 Right Lower jaw from a giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 5.72 inch / 14.3 cm Price: Euro 240.-- |
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Protemnodon roechus #MA506 incisor tooth from a giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 1.8 inch / 4.5 cm Price: Euro 160.-- |
| Protemnodon spec. #MA507 Partial Humerus from a giant Wallaby, proximal end has been bitten off by Thylacoleo carnifex! Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 6.8 inch / 17 cm Price: Euro 80.-- |
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Protemnodon spec. #MA508 Toe bone from a giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 7.6 inch / 19 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Protemnodon spec. #MA509 2 incisor teeth from a giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size biggest: 1 inch / 2.5 cm Price for the 2: Euro 120.-- |
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| Sarcophilus harrisii #MA510 Near complete Skull of the "Tasmanian Devil" Pleistocene/Holocene, 10000 years old Gunns Plains area, Northern Tasmania, Australia Size: 5.2 inch / 13 cm Price: |
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| Stenurus gilli #MA512 Neck vertebra of short faced Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 1.2 inch / 3 cm Price: Euro |
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Tiliqua scincoides #MA513 Near complete Maxilla of the Blue tonuged Lizard Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 1 inch / 2.5 cm Price: Euro 160.-- |
| Baringa nelsonensis #MA527 Matching pair of 4th & 5th Metatarsals L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 4 inch / 10 cm Price: Euro 160.-- |
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| Emydura spec. #MA535 Turtle shell parts Pliocene, 4 Miilion years old Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia Size biggest: 3 inch / 7.5 cm Price for all: Euro 80.-- or Euro 15.-- a piece |
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Kolopsis torus #MA536 Near complete vertebra of early Diprotodontid Marsupial Miocene, 10 Million years old Alcoota Station, Northern territory, Australia Size: 2.04 inch / 5.1 cm Price: Euro 90.-- |
| Lasiorhinus spec. #MA537 Lower jaw section from a hairy nosed Wombat Pleistocene, 50000 years old Willandra lake district, New South Wales, Australia Size: 2 inch / 5 cm Price: Euro 160.-- |
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Macropus cf. titan #MA538 Partial scapula from a giant Kangaroo With bite marks of the Thylacoleo carnifex! Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 8.2 inch / 20.5 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
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Macropus siva #MA540 Nice incisor tooth from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 1.92 inch / 4.8 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
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Macropus spec. #MA542 Matching set Claw and toe bone from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3.4 inch / 8.5 cm Price: Euro 90.-- |
| Macropus spec. #MA543 Matching set Claw and toe bone from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 2.6 inch / 6.5 cm Price: Euro 65.-- |
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Macropus spec. #MA544 Toe bone from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 2.2 inch / 5.5 cm Price: Euro 40.-- |
| Macropus cf. titan #MA545 Rib section from a giant Kangaroo With bite marks of the Thylacoleo carnifex! Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 4 inch / 10 cm Price: Euro 45.-- ON HOLD |
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Macropus spec. #MA546 Rare Skull fragment from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 1.68 inch / 4.2 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Macropus titan #MA547 Lower jaw section from a giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Lancefield Swamp, Victoria, Australia Size: 3.36 inch / 8.4 cm Price: Euro 60.-- |
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Pallimnarchus pollens #MA550 Rare Scute from a Ziphodont Crocodile Pliocene, 4 Million years old Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia Size: 2.04 inch / 5.1 cm Price: Euro 25.-- |
| Protemnodon spec. #MA551 Huge 4th Metatarsal from a giant Wallaby L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.92 inch / 4.8 cm Price: Euro 45.-- |
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Sacrophilus harrisii #MA552 Left lower jaw of the Tasmanian Devil Pleistocene/Holocene, 10000 years old Merrywood Coal Mine, Royal George, Tasmania, Australia Size: 3.64 inch / 9.1 cm Price: Euro |
| Sthenurus gilli #MA553 Right lower jaw from a Short faced Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 3.68 inch / 9.2 cm Price: Euro 95.-- |
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Sthenurus gilli #MA554 Maxilla from a Short faced Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 2.84 inch / 7.1 cm Price: Euro 80.-- |
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Macropus cf. titan #MA556 Ulna section from a Giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 4.16 inch / 10.4 cm Price: Euro 45.-- |
| Macropus cf. titan #MA557 Matching Ulna and Radius from a Giant Kangaroo Probably the same animal Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size biggest bone: 12.64 inch / 31.6 cm Price for the 2: Euro 130.-- |
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Macropus spec. #MA558 Astralagus from a Giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Buchan, Victoria, Australia Size: 0.88 inch / 2.2 cm Price: Euro 40.-- |
| Macropus spec. #MA559 Lumbar Vertebra from a Giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3.28 inch / 8.2 cm high Price: Euro 120.-- |
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Protemnodon anak #MA560 Maxilla section from a Giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 1.72 inch / 4.3 cm Price: Euro 55.-- |
| Protemnodon brechus #MA561 Maxilla with full set of teeth from a Giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3.76 inch / 9.4 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
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Protemnodon spec. #MA562 Complete Calcaneum from a Giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 4.08 inch / 10.2 cm Price: Euro 45.-- |
| Protemnodon spec. #MA563 Near complete (5 to 10% restored) Humerus from a Giant Wallaby Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 13 inch / 32.5 cm Price: Euro 160.-- |
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Stenurus spec. #MA564 Claw from a Short faced Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Strathdownie, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.8 inch / 4.5 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
| Troposodon minor #MA565 Right lower jaw from a rare type of Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 3.76 inch / 9.4 cm Price: Euro 120.-- |
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| Diprotodon optatum #MA567 Dorsal section from a huge vertebra of biggest Marsupial ever Pleistocene, 50000 years old Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia Size: 6.08 inch / 15.2 cm Price: Euro 160.-- ON HOLD |
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Baringa nelsonensis. #MA568 Very Nice Right lower jaw from a rare Kangaroo L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 4.52 inch / 11.3 cm Price: Euro 200.-- |
| Baringa nelsonensis. #MA569 Vertebra from a rare Kangaroo L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.84 inch / 4.6 cm Price: Euro 65.-- |
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Baringa nelsonensis. #MA570 Vertebra from a rare Kangaroo L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 1.76 inch / 4.4 cm Price: Euro 65.-- |
| Baringa nelsonensis. #MA571 Pelvis from a rare Kangaroo L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 6.48 inch / 16.2 cm Price: Euro 45.-- |
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Baringa nelsonensis. #MA572 Double Maxilla from a rare Kangaroo From the same animal L. Pleistocene, 1 Million years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size biggest: 2.52 inch / 6.3 cm Price: Euro 210.-- |
| Macropus titan. #MA573 Lower jaw section from a Giant Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Nelson Bay, Victoria, Australia Size: 5 inch / 12.5 cm Price: Euro 110.-- |
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Thylacoleo carnifex #MA579 Upper left 1st Molar tooth of this very rare Marsupial Lion! Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 0.44 inch / 1.1 cm Price: Euro 490.-- |
| Thylacoleo carnifex #MA580 Upper right 3rd incisor tooth of this very rare Marsupial Lion! Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 0.68 inch / 1.7 cm Price: Euro 490.-- |
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Zygomaturus trilobus #MA581 Rare half Molar from a Giant Marsupial Pleistocene, 50000 years old Lancefield Swamp, Victoria , Australia Size: 1 inch / 2.5cm Price: Euro 55.-- |
| Megalania prisca #MA582 Complete tooth of this very Rare Giant Monitor Lizard Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia Size: 0.92 inch / 2.3 cm Price: Only Available together with #MA583 and #MA584 for Euro |
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| Macropus spec. #MA586 Pelvis from a rare Kangaroo species Pleistocene, 50000 years old Darling Downs, Queensland Australia Size: 6.6 inch / 16.5 cm Price: Euro 80.-- |
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| Permales spec. #MA588 Very rare Double Pelvis from a Marsupial called Bandicoot Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 2.2 inch / 5.5 cm Price: Euro 320.-- |
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Sthenurus occidentalis #MA589 Very large partial complete skull section from a Short faced Kangaroo Pleistocene, 50000 years old Naracoorte, South Australia Size: 4.8 by 5 inch / 12 by 12.5 cm Price: |
Kangaroos
A kangaroo is a herbivorous marsupial from the family Macropodidae
(macropods, meaning ‘large foot’). Besides the well-known larger species such
as the red and grey kangaroo, the family also includes many smaller species
which include the wallabies, tree kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the
quokka, more than 60 living species in all. The
bigger species are endemic to
Kangaroos arose in the early
Miocene, but, being grazers, they prospered in the Pliocene and Pleistocene,
after
Baringa nelsonensis
This is a very rare extinct
species of wallaby known only from the
The genus Macropus includes the (eastern and
western) grey kangaroo, the red kangaroo, wallaroos and some wallabies.
M. giganteus
(the grey kangaroo) is an extant species. However, the grey kangaroos in the
Pleistocene were much larger than their modern descendants.
M. titan is
an extinct giant form of the grey kangaroo. It was flat-faced and about twice
as big as the modern grey kangaroo. Some scientists regard it as a pre-dwarfing
version of M. giganteus (as a sub-species,
M. giganteus titan)
M. siva is a
rare Macropus species from eastern
Protemnodon
Protemnodon
is a genus of macropods that existed in
P. anak was
one of the biggest Protemnodons, with a weight of at least 90 kilos, while P. roechus was one of the smallest.
Sthenurus
Sthenurus is
an extinct genus of the so-called short-faced kangaroo. The sthenurines became
numerous about 2 million years ago. Fourteen species are now extinct, with a
single related species (the banded hare-wallaby) surviving on two islands off
the coast of
S. occidentalis was a leaf-eating
kangaroo, about the size of a modern grey kangaroo. In order to grind tough
leaves and shrubs it had powerful jaws and striations (sharp vertical ridges)
on its teeth. The name ‘Sthenurus’ (Latin for strong-tailed) was derived from
the first description of this group by Sir Richard Owen in the 19th
century. He noted that the bones were
undoubtedly kangaroo-like and suggestive of powerful hind limbs and strong
tails.
S. gilli was
a rather small sthenurine, with a body weight of about 20 kg.
This genus lived in the
Pliocene and Pleistocene. They were browsers (while most other kangaroos are
grazers), some could reach a body weight of 100 kg. T. minor was its smallest member with a body weight of
approximately 40 kg.
Diprotodontids
Diprotodontids were adapted
for life in a land of forests. They were browsers with simple premolars and ate
soft vegetation. There were several
species of diprotodons, which all lived in
Kolopsis
torus lived in
the late Miocene and was about 1.5 m long with a shoulder height of 80 cm. It
was one of the first diprotodontids and relatively small. Later species were
much larger.
Palorchestes
parvus was characterized by
retracted nasal bones, a narrow elongated rostrum and enlarged infra-orbital
foramina capable of carrying large bundles of nerves and blood vessels probably
supplying a trunk. It was about the size of a bull.
Zygomaturus
trilobus got its
name from its wide flaring zygomatic arches. The Zygomaturus species were somewhat smaller than Diprotodon, and probably favoured the forested areas of
south-eastern and south-western
Diprotodon
optatum was the largest marsupial
that ever lived. It was 3 m long and 2 m tall at the shoulder, weighing about
two tonnes. It existed from 1.6 million years ago until about 40,000 years ago,
through most of the Pleistocene era. It inhabited open forests, wood- and
grasslands, eating leaves, shrubs and grasses. D. optatum was first described in the 1830s by the famous British
anatomist Sir Richard Owen.
Thylacoleo carnifex
T. carnifex
is a member of the extinct thylacoleonid family, whose members evolved in the
Oligocene and are informerly known as ‘marsupial lions’. T. carnifex was a leopard-sized marsupial very distantly related to
wombats. It was first described by the distinguished British palaeontologist
Sir Richard Owen in 1858. It weighed about 120 kg and was the largest mammalian
predator in
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus is a genus of
carnivorous marsupial best known for its only living member, the Tasmanian
Devil (S. harrisii). Three species
are known, S. laniarius and S. moornaensis are only known from
Pleistocene fossils. D. harrisii can
now only be found on Tasmania, on the Australian mainland it became extinct
about 600 years ago (due to predation by human-introduced dingoes and hunting
by indigenous Australians). The Tasmanian Devil is now the largest carnivorous
marsupial in the world (after the recent extinction of the Thylacine (‘Tasmanian Tiger’) in 1936. It is known to hunt both
prey and scavenge carrion. It is a nocturnal animal. The fur is usually black,
although irregular white patches on the chest and rump are common. Males are
somewhat larger than females, with a head and body length of about 65 cm, a
tail of 25 cm and an average weight of 8 kg. An analysis of mammalian bite
force relative to the body size shows that the Tasmanian Devil has the
strongest bite of any living mammal.
Perameles is a genus also called
long-nosed bandicoots. A bandicoot is any of about 20 living species of small
to medium-sized, rat-like terrestrial marsupial omnivores of the family Peramelidae.
They feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and elongated
hind legs.
Lasiorhinus
Wombats are Australian herbivorous marsupials. They are short-legged,
muscular quadrupeds, about one meter in length with a very short tail. They dig
extensive burrow systems with rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws. They
are mainly nocturnal animals. Their fur color can vary from a sandy color to
brown, or from grey to black. There are three species, each around a meter in
length and weighing between 20 and 35 kg: the Common Wombat (Vombatus
ursinus), the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
and the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii).
Bettongia leseur
Bettongia leseur, also known as the
Boodie or Burrowing Bettong, is a small extant marsupial related to the
kangaroo. It belongs to the family Potoroidae, which includes the
rat-kangaroos, potoroos and other bettongs. Fossils of this family appear in
the Mid-Miocene. B. leseur is a
small, rat-like marsupial with short, rounded ears and a lightly-haired, thick
tail. It has a pointed rostrum and beady black eyes, hind limbs longer than the
forelimbs and large hind feet. It is about the size of a wild rabbit, weighing
about 1.5 kg.
Potorus
Potorus is a small extant marsupial also
known as a Potoroo. Potoroos are the same size as rabbits. They have long feet and toes to hop and have grey fur. They come out at
night to feed on seeds, fungi and insects. The potoroos weight is 1.5-2.5 kg.
Megalania prisca
Megalania was a giant
varanid lizard also known as the Giant Goanna, that lived in the Pliocene and
Pleistocene. It grew to lengths of at least 5 metres, perhaps 7. At about 600
kg, it was several times as heavy as the largest living goanna, the Komodo
Dragon of Indonesia (Varanus komodensis).
It was probably an ambush killer and scavenger. Megalania is known only from fragmentary material. It is the
largest known land-dwelling lizard and belonged to the family that includes the
goannas or monitor lizards. It appears to have become extinct around 40,000
years ago (although numerous people claim to have seen very large lizards in
Australia and New Guinea in the last 100 years, suggesting Megalania is still alive). It
was the largest predator in
Tiliqua scincoides
Members of the genus Tiliqua are
also called blue-tongued skinks. It contains some of the largest members of the
skink family. They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards in
Emydura
Emydura is a genus of extant turtles,
also called Australian short-necked turtles. The six species of the genus Emydura are webbed-footed and
semi-aquatic river turtles. They are characterized by unusually short necks.
Pallimnarchus pollens
Pallimnarchus is an extinct genus of
crocodile from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. The genus consists of
only one species, P. pollens. It was
about as big as a modern saltwater crocodile. It had conical ziphodont
(serrated and curved posteriorally) teeth and probably specialized in ambushing
prey like kangaroos and diprotodons in shallow water.
Dromornis stirtoni
Dromornithidae were a family of large, flightless
birds that lived in
Pachydyptes
Pachydyptes is an extinct
genus of penguin. It lived in the late
Eocene. With a height of about 150 cm and weighing around 90 kg, it was one of
the biggest penguins ever to have lived.