Late Pleistocene extinctions - Wikipedia
The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw the extinction of the majority of the world's megafauna (typically defined as animal species having body masses over 44 kilograms (97 lb)), [1] which resulted in a collapse in faunal density and diversity across the globe. [2]
Pleistocene Megafauna in Beringia - U.S. National Park Service
2019年2月7日 · Beringia’s ice-age (Pleistocene) iconic mega-fauna (mammals >100 lbs or 45 kg) included the mastodon (Mammut americanum), woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), woolly rhino (Coelodonta antiquitatis), lion (Panthera spelaea), and short-faced bear (Arctodus simus), all of which are now extinct.
Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population
2023年11月24日 · 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...
Pleistocene Epoch - Megafaunal Extinctions | Britannica
Learn about the extinction of many large mammals, such as mammoths and mastodons, at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. Explore the possible causes of the extinctions, including human hunting, climatic change, and orbital cycles.
The Late Pleistocene Megafauna: Huge Animals that Used to …
2024年2月1日 · Learn about the huge mammals that lived in the Pleistocene, a time period when the climate was colder and drier. Find out why they became extinct and what scientists can learn from their fossils.
Pleistocene Megafauna and the Bering Land Bridge - U.S.
2018年6月7日 · The Bering Land Bridge was episodically open throughout the Pleistocene until about 13,000 years ago. A corridor was created by falling sea levels that provided an opportunity for Asian species including mammoths, bison, muskoxen, caribou, lions, brown bears, and wolves to move into North America.
The Megafauna Mystery: Scientists Discover New Clues to
2024年6月9日 · 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.
Rapid range shifts and megafaunal extinctions associated with late ...
2020年6月2日 · 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.
Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the ... - PNAS
2016年1月25日 · Our earliest art forms, such as the haunting and mesmerizing Late Pleistocene cave paintings of Lascaux and Altamira, show that megafauna had a profound impact on the psyche and spirituality of our ancestors.
After the mammoths: The ecological legacy of late Pleistocene megafauna ...
2023年2月14日 · We demonstrate that the late Pleistocene loss of megafauna was pervasive and left legacies detectable within the modern atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. Moreover, the ecological roles that extinct and modern megafauna play in the Earth system are not replicated by smaller-bodied animals.