I would love to see more videos on Australian Megafauna, from the giant reptiles, to the big birds, to the massive marsupials. They are a very underrated ecosystem, and yet were as diverse as the African savannah! Man would it be cool to witness these creatures alive again, which is possible, though it would make australia 100x more terrifying than it already is!
Diprotodonts are marsupials that constitute the order Diprotodontia, they are divided into six superfamilies, the most basal of the six superfamilies is †Thylacoleonoidea which consists of three recognized families, †Maradidae, †Wynyardiidae, and †Thylacoleonidae (Marsuipial Lions), then followed by the superfamily Vombatoidea which consists of three recognized families, †Ilariidae, Vombatidae (Wombats), and Phascolarctidae (Koala and Fossil Relatives), then followed by the superfamily †Diprotodontoidea which contains three recognized families, †Mukupirnidae, †Palorchestidae (Marsupial Tapirs), and Diprotodontidae (Diprotodontids), and then followed by the superfamily Phalangeroidea which contains four recognized families, †Miralinidae (Sand Possums), †Ektopodontidae (Sprite Possums), Burramyidae (Pygmy Possums), and Phalangeridae (Cuscuses, Brushtails, and Scaly-Tailed Possum), with the most recent split being between the superfamilies Petauroidea and Macropodoidea, Petauroidea contains four recognized families, Tarsipedidae (Honey Possum), Acrobatidae (Feathertail Gilder and Feathertail Possum), Pseudocheiridae (Ring-Tailed Possums and Greater Gliders), and Petauridae (Lesser Gliders, Striped Possums, and Leadbeater's Possum) and Macropodoidea contains five recognized families, †Balbaridae (Primitive Macropods), Hypsiprymnodontidae (Musky-Rat Kangaroo), Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs), Sthenuridae (Banded Hare-Wallaby), and Macropodidae (Higher Macropods).
I am puzzled by the teeth. They sure look like crushing teeth. Maybe they crushed limbs during an attack, or took advantage of bone marrow after a kill. But here's something you might find interesting. All over the Americas there are fruits - many which we recently learned to appreciate - that feature large pits (or 'stones'). Avocados, the similar but sweet mamey, osage oranges - and all the inedible wild ones too. I recently read an article in (if I'm not mistaken) in Hakai Magazine suggesting that these huge pits were part of an evolutionary tactic to attract late Pleistocene animals who then evolved more powerful crushing molars to take advantage of this bounty. Thin sweet outer layer, highly nutritious pit, but the inner kernel could pass through the digestive system unscathed for propagation. The article pointed to how much of the megafauna had big crushing teeth and very capable, clawed forearms - think of giant sloths. Maybe Thylacoleo was one of them - they look, at a glance, like a savage carnivore, but maybe they were actually powerful climbers who had moved away from carnivory to also include the highly nutritious pits of such fruits. Assuming of course you had big-stone fruits in Australia back then, lol.
I would love to see more videos on Australian Megafauna, from the giant reptiles, to the big birds, to the massive marsupials. They are a very underrated ecosystem, and yet were as diverse as the African savannah! Man would it be cool to witness these creatures alive again, which is possible, though it would make australia 100x more terrifying than it already is!
Great story, consistent with the evidence.
Man I love that marsupial, it was pretty unique
I love these Cenozoic videos and I hope to see more in the future.
You have this way of putting us right there blow by blow account of this nasty killer. What could escape those meat hooks?
The drop bear!
please do a video on the thylacine.
Fun fact: they’re still out there in small numbers in australia
Can you do Gorgosaurus
And is this a book you read or do you write it yourself
I can do Gorgosaurus one day, also yes I do write this all myself.
nice
Diprotodonts are marsupials that constitute the order Diprotodontia, they are divided into six superfamilies, the most basal of the six superfamilies is †Thylacoleonoidea which consists of three recognized families, †Maradidae, †Wynyardiidae, and †Thylacoleonidae (Marsuipial Lions), then followed by the superfamily Vombatoidea which consists of three recognized families, †Ilariidae, Vombatidae (Wombats), and Phascolarctidae (Koala and Fossil Relatives), then followed by the superfamily †Diprotodontoidea which contains three recognized families, †Mukupirnidae, †Palorchestidae (Marsupial Tapirs), and Diprotodontidae (Diprotodontids), and then followed by the superfamily Phalangeroidea which contains four recognized families, †Miralinidae (Sand Possums), †Ektopodontidae (Sprite Possums), Burramyidae (Pygmy Possums), and Phalangeridae (Cuscuses, Brushtails, and Scaly-Tailed Possum), with the most recent split being between the superfamilies Petauroidea and Macropodoidea, Petauroidea contains four recognized families, Tarsipedidae (Honey Possum), Acrobatidae (Feathertail Gilder and Feathertail Possum), Pseudocheiridae (Ring-Tailed Possums and Greater Gliders), and Petauridae (Lesser Gliders, Striped Possums, and Leadbeater's Possum) and Macropodoidea contains five recognized families, †Balbaridae (Primitive Macropods), Hypsiprymnodontidae (Musky-Rat Kangaroo), Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs), Sthenuridae (Banded Hare-Wallaby), and Macropodidae (Higher Macropods).
I am puzzled by the teeth. They sure look like crushing teeth. Maybe they crushed limbs during an attack, or took advantage of bone marrow after a kill. But here's something you might find interesting. All over the Americas there are fruits - many which we recently learned to appreciate - that feature large pits (or 'stones'). Avocados, the similar but sweet mamey, osage oranges - and all the inedible wild ones too. I recently read an article in (if I'm not mistaken) in Hakai Magazine suggesting that these huge pits were part of an evolutionary tactic to attract late Pleistocene animals who then evolved more powerful crushing molars to take advantage of this bounty. Thin sweet outer layer, highly nutritious pit, but the inner kernel could pass through the digestive system unscathed for propagation. The article pointed to how much of the megafauna had big crushing teeth and very capable, clawed forearms - think of giant sloths. Maybe Thylacoleo was one of them - they look, at a glance, like a savage carnivore, but maybe they were actually powerful climbers who had moved away from carnivory to also include the highly nutritious pits of such fruits. Assuming of course you had big-stone fruits in Australia back then, lol.
It’s incredibly unlikely that a Megalania can tip the scales at 1000 kilograms! I personally think it maxes out at 750 kilograms.
Like a lot of the species of the time in Australia, the Aborigines wiped them out with hunting and burning of the lands
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