"An extraordinary diversity of , , bird and fauna had developed from n ancestors. Small, sharp-fanged marsupial 'lions'; cow-sized browsing s; giant kangaroos, even a kangaroo thought by its dentition to have been carnivorous; and huge, 3-metre flightless birds were all present."
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Graham Pizzey
(4 July 1930 – 12 November 2001) was an Australian , journalist, , , and . He was appointed in 1977 a Member of the for services to conservation and ornithology and in 1986 was awarded the . His book ' went through several editions and is widely regarded as a classic of its genre.
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