Extinct Animals Aboriginal Australians Saw

Aboriginal Australians arrived in Australia around 50,000 years ago—unaware they were stepping into a land of giants and terrifying beasts.

00:00 Thylacoleo: Australia’s Deadliest Predator
02:08 The Lost Giant of Prehistoric Australia
05:01 Diprotodon: The Mammoth Marsupial of Ancient Australia
07:00 The Croc-Hunter of the Megafauna Era
09:59 Megalania: Australia’s Prehistoric Dragon
13:43 Prehistoric Kangaroo on Steroids
15:30 Meiolania: The Ankylosaurus of the Pleistocene

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Credits: Mark Witton, Carlos T, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Aussieanimals, Mauricio Antón, Gabriel N. Ugueto, Atak Draws, Cedrik Pazmino, Hodari Nundu, Mr. Wanapon and others.

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