Some of the oldest bones belonged to creatures far larger and more fearsome than any found today in Australia. They were the ancient Australian megafauna—huge animals that roamed the continent ...

Rochelle Lawrence/Queensland MuseumResearchers uncovered at least 13 species of extinct megafauna that once roamed in prehistoric Australia ... Dosseto have studied bones excavated from four ...

These animals—and more—were Australia's megafauna ... for our fossil record because bones don't preserve well," says Camens. "It's not that the megafauna weren't there, it's just that we ...