Australian megafauna
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The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. Most of these species became extinct during the latter half of the Pleistocene, and the roles of human and climatic factors in their extinction are contested.
A marsupial lion skeleton in the Naracoorte Caves, South Australia
Quinkana was one of the last surviving land crocodiles
A red kangaroo
A southern cassowary
Tim Flannery
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Timothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator, activist and public scientist. He was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007 for his work and advocacy on environmental issues. He is the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Fondation Segré Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Tim Flannery at the 5th World Conference of Science Journalists, 2007
Flannery was director of South Australian Museum for 7 years.
Dendrolagus mbaiso, a tree kangaroo species first described by Flannery.
Flannery speaking at the Peoples' Climate March in Melbourne, September 2014