in 1984 paleontologist dr. Peter Murray encounters an extraordinary painting in
encounters an extraordinary painting in
encounters an extraordinary painting in Arnhem Land in remote northern Australia
Arnhem Land in remote northern Australia
Arnhem Land in remote northern Australia it was an incredibly ancient painting
it was an incredibly ancient painting
it was an incredibly ancient painting older than I’d seen anywhere else in
older than I’d seen anywhere else in
older than I’d seen anywhere else in Arnhem Land what I began to realise what
Arnhem Land what I began to realise what
Arnhem Land what I began to realise what this painting was depicting I was of
this painting was depicting I was of
this painting was depicting I was of course stunned really he sees an
course stunned really he sees an
course stunned really he sees an unidentified animal from the aboriginal
unidentified animal from the aboriginal
unidentified animal from the aboriginal Dreamtime stories with a small trunk
Dreamtime stories with a small trunk
Dreamtime stories with a small trunk short robust limbs and a well-developed
short robust limbs and a well-developed
short robust limbs and a well-developed tail to Murray it bears a startling
tail to Murray it bears a startling
tail to Murray it bears a startling resemblance to pallor testes an extinct
resemblance to pallor testes an extinct
resemblance to pallor testes an extinct mega beast using the literature that was
mega beast using the literature that was
mega beast using the literature that was available to us in the specimens that
available to us in the specimens that
available to us in the specimens that were currently in museums most of which
were currently in museums most of which
were currently in museums most of which were very fragmentary it was one fervent
were very fragmentary it was one fervent
were very fragmentary it was one fervent hope that we might eventually find a
hope that we might eventually find a
hope that we might eventually find a very complete specimen to help us refine
very complete specimen to help us refine
very complete specimen to help us refine our reconstructions of it to compare
our reconstructions of it to compare
our reconstructions of it to compare with this painting it takes years of
with this painting it takes years of
with this painting it takes years of searching to find the right specimen I
actually was not the one who discovered
actually was not the one who discovered it however it was one of my colleagues
it however it was one of my colleagues
it however it was one of my colleagues and we were very surprised and delighted
and we were very surprised and delighted
and we were very surprised and delighted to see that everything was intact the
to see that everything was intact the
to see that everything was intact the skull verifies that the creature
skull verifies that the creature
skull verifies that the creature depicted in the rock art was indeed real
depicted in the rock art was indeed real
depicted in the rock art was indeed real it’s a major discovery for the team the
it’s a major discovery for the team the
it’s a major discovery for the team the painting confirms that humans and mega
painting confirms that humans and mega
painting confirms that humans and mega beasts shared a time and a place in the
beasts shared a time and a place in the
beasts shared a time and a place in the Australian outback
the arrival of humans to North America
the arrival of humans to North America and to Madagascar also coincides with a
and to Madagascar also coincides with a
and to Madagascar also coincides with a mass extinction of animals it’s a
mass extinction of animals it’s a
mass extinction of animals it’s a coincidence that has led to the
coincidence that has led to the
coincidence that has led to the Blitzkrieg theory a lightning war so
Blitzkrieg theory a lightning war so
Blitzkrieg theory a lightning war so Swift it annihilated the mega beasts
it’s based on the assumption that humans
it’s based on the assumption that humans will always exploit a food source the
will always exploit a food source the
will always exploit a food source the theory claims that the Aborigines hunted
theory claims that the Aborigines hunted
theory claims that the Aborigines hunted the mega beasts to extinction
the mega beasts to extinction
the mega beasts to extinction through efficient and systematic
through efficient and systematic
through efficient and systematic persecution when humans arrived in
persecution when humans arrived in
persecution when humans arrived in Australia it essentially increased
Australia it essentially increased
Australia it essentially increased almost by 50% the number of big
almost by 50% the number of big
almost by 50% the number of big predators on the landscape so I just by
predators on the landscape so I just by
predators on the landscape so I just by virtue of their presence and their need
virtue of their presence and their need
virtue of their presence and their need to eat and sustain their own populations
to eat and sustain their own populations
to eat and sustain their own populations it would have impacted on the megafauna
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