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16 lut 2021 · The disappearance of many North American megafauna at the end of the Pleistocene is a contentious topic. While the proposed causes for megafaunal extinction are varied, most researchers...
2 cze 2020 · Hence, these data suggest that human hunting of large mammals, likely together with climate change at the end of the Pleistocene, led to the extinction of megafauna in North America.
24 lis 2023 · The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or combined impact...
9 cze 2024 · New research explores the unresolved mystery of the extinction of ancient North America’s megafauna, highlighting new research using ZooMS to analyze fragmented bones from the Smithsonian’s collections.
1 gru 2023 · While late-Pleistocene extinctions of Ice Age megafauna in North America occurred throughout the Younger Dryas stadial, a new study from researchers at Rancho La Brea pinpoints a stark and dramatic finality that befell the Rancholabrean megafauna of Southern California before this, during the Bolling-Allerod Warming.
23 sie 2023 · Researchers studied bones from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits to uncover the detailed extinction timeline of megafauna during the late Pleistocene in North America. Their findings suggest a link between human-induced fires and the rapid extinction of these large mammals amid climate changes similar to today’s patterns.
23 lip 2015 · The mechanisms of Late Pleistocene megafauna extinctions remain fiercely contested, with human impact or climate change cited as principal drivers. We compared ancient DNA and radiocarbon data from...
