7 Giant Animals That Are EXTINCT (Part 3)

2. Diprotodon – The Largest Marsupial Ever

Australia once had a giant marsupial called Diprotodon.

• Size similar to a rhinoceros
• Closely related to modern wombats and koalas
• Herbivorous, using large front teeth to eat tough plants

Diprotodon went extinct around 50,000 years ago. Scientists believe climate change and early human activity both played a role, though the exact cause remains uncertain.