Archaeologists discovered world’s oldest known 41,000-year-old ostrich nest in Andhra Pradesh.
- It could provide key information about the extinction of megafauna in the Indian subcontinent.
About Megafauna
- The term megafauna describes animals above a certain weight threshold (generally above 50 kg).
- Megafauna may be classified based on their dietary type as megaherbivores (plant-eaters), megacarnivores (meat-eaters), and megaomnivores (who eat both plants and meat).
- Anthropogenic pressures on megafauna since the Late Pleistocene have resulted in dramatic losses, especially in the megaherbivores and megacarnivores.
- Some extinct megafaunal species include woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers, giant sloths etc.
