And here there result of the Naracoorte #paleostream! This classic Australian megafauna assemblage is a well preserved treasure trove in South Australia that gives us a glimpse at a fauna just before the arrival of humans. Subsequently a large portion of the...
fossils here are actually species that are still around today. It's a world that opens the eyes for all that we have lost over the last 100k years. Although this area was more humid in the past and probably more lush, it actually doesn't appear to differ that much from the...
landscape we see today. The open woodland was habitat for many animals, especially marsupials, ranging from giant Diprotodon to tiny sugar gliders. Most astonishing is probably the diversity of kangaroos of which many reached sizes we no longer see today...
While Procoptodon is a well known taxon there where many other large sthenurines and giant kangaroos from other families. As you can see in this size chart by Discord member Gnath, this results in something that might remind one of the gazelle and antelope diversity of Africa.
btw, this is one of these cases where we actually don't show where the fossil where found, as cool as these caves are they are not the place where most of these animals lived, only where their fossils are preserved.
