... arrival of humans Humans arrived on the Australian continent more than 60 000 years ago. Before people arrived, large marsupials and flightless birds "'megafauna' "browsed in forests and savanna grasslands that contained many fire-sensitive species. Some think that a recent ice age erased the big animals and their habitats. Top predators in the megafauna era included a goanna-like lizard ... ...

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