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Diprotodon Folk-Memory Theory

The hypothesis, first proposed by naturalist George Bennett in 1871, that Aboriginal bunyip traditions partly preserve folk memory of Diprotodon and other extinct Australian megafauna encountered by early Aboriginal Australians.

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  • Bunyip

    Diprotodon Folk-Memory Theory attempts to explain Bunyip.

  • Diprotodon

    Diprotodon Folk-Memory Theory is based on Diprotodon.

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Does the Bunyip Exist? Australia's Legendary Water Beast

Does the bunyip exist? Here's the Aboriginal folklore, the 1840s bunyip-skull sensations, and the seal-misidentification and Diprotodon theories behind it.