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Giant Kangaroos
Giant Kangaroos and Wombats as
large as modern rhinos once lived in Australia.
Giant Australian Marsupial
Diprotodon
The Giant Australian Marsupial, Diprotodon, looked like a
giant Wombat and lived from 1,600,000 to 40,000 years ago
during the Pleistocene. It was the largest marsupial that
ever lived, the size of a hippopotamus, 9 feet long and 6 feet high at the
shoulders. It probably ate
tree leaves, shrubs and grasses.
Giant Ground Sloth
The Giant Ground Sloth, Megatherium
americanum, was 18 feet long, as big as an elephant, and lived in South
America during the Pleistocene until just a few thousand years ago.
Other species from the size of a cat to that of the the giant ground sloth
lived from the Arctic to Antarctica. They were hunted by humans
and some believe humans may even have farmed them.
Phororhacos
The extinct bird, Phororhacos lived in South
America during the Miocene
and
stood eight feet tall. Imagine running away from this carnivore!
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