Megafauna is a term used by archaeologists and paleontologist to refer to large-bodied mammals, that is, any mammal weighing more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms)

Megafaunal Extinctions in Australia

At the end of the last ice age (ca 15,000-10,000 years ago), 85 percent of the large mammals (called megafauna) went extinct.

Megafaunal Extinctions: Chicxulub Meteor

American Megafaunal Extinctions Reconsidered

A news story from researchers at the University of Florida suggests megafaunal extinctions may have been the result of human predation, rather than climate change.

Archaeology Quiz: Megafauna Extinctions

Clovis, Black Mats, and Extra-Terrestrials

Mammoth Bone Dwellings