Australian Megafauna hunted to death
Megafauna hunted to death, says new data by: Leigh Dayton, Science writer From: The Australian March 23, 2012 5:00AM .... Share Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to MyspaceAdd to NewsvineWhat are these? An artist's illustration of the giant extinct kangaroo Procoptodon goliah,which stood approximately 3 metres tall. Picture: The Australian Source: The Australian NEW data from Australian scientists adds to the growing body of evidence that blames people for the demise of the continent's giant plant-eating animals. According to findings reported today in Science, most of Australia's so-called megafauna vanished about 40,000 years ago following the arrival of humans. After analysing a 130,000-year-long record of pollen and charcoal from two sediment cores from Lynch's Crater, in northeast Australia, the team led by Susan Rule of Canberra's Australian National University concluded: "Our results suggest that human arri...