The reign of Papua New Guinea's megafauna continued long after humans arrived. A new study suggests that a giant kangaroo that formerly traversed the Papua New Guinea Highlands on four legs may have lived as recently as 20,000 years ago, long after large-bodied megafauna on mainland Australia becam
have reexamined megafauna bones from the rich Nombe Rock Shelter fossil site in Chimbu Province.
Surprisingly, two large extinct kangaroo species, one of which bounded on four legs rather than two, may have survived in the region for an additional 40,000 years. He says many general assumptions about megafaunal extinction timelines have been “more harmful than helpful.” The hidden rock shelter was first excavated by archaeologists in the 1960s, but the most intensive phase of fieldwork was conducted in 1971 and 1980 by ANU archaeologist Dr. Mary-Jane Mountain, who is also an author on the latest paper. Her initial research yielded the first detailed description and interpretation of the Nombe site and played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of the human history of the PNG Highlands.
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