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Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Animal Biology
CONT

Megafauna are large animals of any particular region or time. For example, Australian megafauna.

CONT

With megafauna ..., the bones are very distinctive and large and this makes identifications relatively easy, at least for Diprotodon and Genyornis (the giant emu-like bird).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Faune constituée par les grands animaux préhistoriques.

CONT

Si cette fascinante théorie était exacte, elle signifierait, comme le souligne M. Martin, que la chronologie de l'extermination de la mégafaune peut être utilisée pour cartographier l'avance de l'Homo Sapiens dans le Nouveau Monde. (Québec Science, vol. 13, n° 7, mai 1975, p. 47).

OBS

Note : En paléontologie, le préfixe méga- pourrait s'opposer à micro-.

Spanish

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