megafauna!!! HELP PLEASE! (1 Viewer)

[tayfitz]

for anyone doing earth and environmental
how do i explain the recent extinction of the marsuipial, bird and reptile megafauna in australia, as an example of smaller extinction events involving several large species?

 

[surfingsmurf]

Hey, The megafauna extinction was due to either a change in climate due to the Australian continent moving in relation to the equator and that the Aboriginals hunted them to extinction with the use of fire as a tool to hunt. Supposedly, HSC questions on this topic usually ask to compare and contrast between the two theories. Hope this helps.