Megafauna Hypothesis

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Australian scientists are having one of the longest running debates for the most significant cause of the extinction of Australia’s classic Megafauna. The large mammals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period is called a Megafauna. The hypothesis has been made that with the arrival of early Australian Aboriginals (around 48000 – 60000 years ago), hunting of the species may have contributed to the extinction of Megafauna. Chill, kill and ill are the three main theories which have been proposed by scientists. The hypothesis made for Chill relates to climate change and it is believed that climate change influenced the extinction of the Megafauna. The hypothesis made for ill supports the theory that Megafauna was extinct by some of
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