Late Pleistocene South American megafaunal extinctions associated with rise of Fishtail points and human population

Human arrival in South America predated the extinction of regional megafauna by a substantial margin, which has suggested a different cause for the extinctions. However, here, the authors show that megafaunal extinctions do correspond to the spread of hunting tools and human population shifts.

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Main Authors: Luciano Prates, S. Ivan Perez
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a24d350d39304274a33021524498b4f7
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