When Did Diprotodon Become Extinct?
Fossils Description Diprotodon Optatum Is Known from the Pleistocene, Becoming Extinct at About 25,000 Year's Ago. How Did Diprotodon Go Extinct?...
How did Diprotodon go extinct?
Megaherbivores on many continents became extinct during the late Pleistocene. Diprotodon is thought to have succumbed to hunting pressure related to the expansion of Australia's human population. The last occurrence of Diprotodon was some 46,000 years ago.
What killed the Diprotodon?
optatum Diprotodon became extinct about 50 thousand years ago due to climate change in Australia, which already had a warm climate that continued heating up, Diprotodon could not adapt to the harsh heat and started dying off. It's now dwindling poulation was hunted to extinction by humans.
Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.
