Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
Late survival of megafauna refuted for Cloggs Cave, SE Australia: Implications for the Australian Late Pleistocene megafauna extinction debate
Abstract Understanding of Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions in Australia and New
Guinea (Sahul) suffers from a paucity of reliably dated bone deposits. Researchers are …
Guinea (Sahul) suffers from a paucity of reliably dated bone deposits. Researchers are …
Overkill, glacial history, and the extinction of North America's Ice Age megafauna
DJ Meltzer - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The end of the Pleistocene in North America saw the extinction of 38 genera of mostly large
mammals. As their disappearance seemingly coincided with the arrival of people in the …
mammals. As their disappearance seemingly coincided with the arrival of people in the …
Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration
SA Hocknull, R Lewis, LJ Arnold, T Pietsch… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Explanations for the Upper Pleistocene extinction of megafauna from Sahul
(Australia and New Guinea) remain unresolved. Extinction hypotheses have advanced …
(Australia and New Guinea) remain unresolved. Extinction hypotheses have advanced …
Small populations of Palaeolithic humans in Cyprus hunted endemic megafauna to extinction
CJA Bradshaw, F Saltré… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The hypothesized main drivers of megafauna extinctions in the late Quaternary have
wavered between over-exploitation by humans and environmental change, with recent …
wavered between over-exploitation by humans and environmental change, with recent …
Climate-human interaction associated with southeast Australian megafauna extinction patterns
The mechanisms leading to megafauna (> 44 kg) extinctions in Late Pleistocene (126,000—
12,000 years ago) Australia are highly contested because standard chronological analyses …
12,000 years ago) Australia are highly contested because standard chronological analyses …
Sedimentary unknowns constrain the current use of frequency analysis of radiocarbon data sets in forming regional models of demographic change
I Ward, P Larcombe - Geoarchaeology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Statistical manipulation of large radiometric data sets (big data) is increasingly applied to
those grand challenges in archaeology that relate to past human‐behavioural dynamics and …
those grand challenges in archaeology that relate to past human‐behavioural dynamics and …
New ages of the world's largest-ever marsupial: Diprotodon optatum from Pleistocene Australia
The extinction of large-bodied terrestrial 'megafauna'during earlier phases of the Quaternary
had a significant impact on the transforming structure of ecosystems. However, the causes of …
had a significant impact on the transforming structure of ecosystems. However, the causes of …
Projecting community trophic structures for the last 120 000 years
JD González‐Trujillo, M Mendoza, MB Araújo - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Studying past community dynamics can provide valuable insights for anticipating future
changes in the world's biota. However, the existing fossil record is too sparse to enable …
changes in the world's biota. However, the existing fossil record is too sparse to enable …
Revisiting the late Quaternary fossiliferous infills of Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves (central eastern New South Wales, Australia)
ABSTRACT The Wellington Caves were the first Australian locality from which Europeans
collected and analysed vertebrate fossils. Within this system, Cathedral Cave contains …
collected and analysed vertebrate fossils. Within this system, Cathedral Cave contains …