Australia's Extinct Megafauna - Season 1

Australia's Extinct Megafauna - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes6
DatesJul 1, 2024 - Jul 1, 2024

Episodes

Diprotodon: Not A Wombat
Season 1Episode 16 min

Diprotodon: Not A Wombat

How big was Australia's most famous extinct megafaunal mammal Diprotodon optatum? Be amazed by the answer and other cool Diprotodon facts. Just don't call Diprotodon a giant wombat!

Jul 1, 2024
Thylacoleo: The Wildcard
Season 1Episode 25 min

Thylacoleo: The Wildcard

Did Australia's fierce marsupial predator Thylacoleo carnifex have the most powerful bite of any living or extinct mammal? Learn some incredible facts and prepare to be surprised by this wildcard!

Jul 1, 2024
Procoptodon: King Of Roos
Season 1Episode 35 min

Procoptodon: King Of Roos

Why is Australia's extinct kangaroo, Procoptodon goliah, called the T-rex of roos? Learn amazing facts about this giant kangaroo from the Pleistocene. Most importantly, please acknowledge that it was a real 'roo's roo'!

Jul 1, 2024
Genyornis: Gigantic Fun!
Season 1Episode 46 min

Genyornis: Gigantic Fun!

What is the difference between Australia's extinct flightless bird Genyornis newtoni and an emu? What do we know about Genyornis from the fossil evidence? Probably that this big bird was the original party animal!

Jul 1, 2024
Megalania: An Awesome Dragon
Season 1Episode 56 min

Megalania: An Awesome Dragon

Was Australia's extinct super-predator Megalania (Varanus priscus) the world's largest ever land lizard? Learn about this giant reptile's incredible adaptations. But nobody tell this dragon just how scary it is!

Jul 1, 2024
Palorchestes: Highly Individual
Season 1Episode 66 min

Palorchestes: Highly Individual

Could Palorchestes azael be the most unusual marsupial to have existed in Australia's Pleistocene era? Why are its fossils such a puzzle? One thing is for sure, it's the most individual of individuals among megafauna!

Jul 1, 2024

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