A series of publications purport to provide evidence that the Earth was subjected to an
extraterrestrial event or events at∼ 12.9 ka creating an environmental cataclysm and the …

Most terrestrial large mammals went extinct on different continents at the end of the
Pleistocene, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Besides the loss in species diversity …

It has been argued that we have now entered the Anthropocene, a proposed epoch in which
humans are having a dominant impact on the Earth system. While some geologists have …

Woody plants create the ecosystems they occupy and shape their biodiversity. Today's
rapidly warming climate threatens these long-lived species by creating new environments in …

Across the last~ 50,000 years (the late Quaternary) terrestrial vertebrate faunas have
experienced severe losses of large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring in …

The causes of megafauna extinction in the late Quaternary have long been a controversial
subject, which may be related to the limitations of adequate information to evaluate global …

Fossil deposits with exceptional preservation (“lagerstätten”) provide important details not
typically preserved in the fossil record, such that they hold an outsized influence on our …

Motivation Terrestrial predators play key roles in cycling nutrients, as well as limiting prey
populations, and shaping the behaviour of their prey. Prehistoric, historic and ongoing …

Tar seeps trap and preserve diverse fossil assemblages that reflect unique environmental
histories. While the macro preservation of the fossils is usually good, preservation of organic …

Deforestation and technical innovation have changed the natural fire regimes, topography
and carbon reservoirs during the history of human evolution. Recognition of the timing …