Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration
The causes of the Upper Pleistocene megafauna extinction in Australia and New Guinea are debated, but fossil data are lacking for much of this region. Here, Hocknull and colleagues report a new, diverse megafauna assemblage from north-eastern Australia that persisted until ~40,000 years ago.
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Autores principales: | Scott A. Hocknull, Richard Lewis, Lee J. Arnold, Tim Pietsch, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Gilbert J. Price, Patrick Moss, Rachel Wood, Anthony Dosseto, Julien Louys, Jon Olley, Rochelle A. Lawrence |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/f7415096f54448bcbfc4e316f6151239 |
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