Clovis mammoth hunters: Out with a whimper or a bang?
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 15:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers has revisited the evidence pointing to a cataclysmic event thought by many scientists to have wiped out the North American mega fauna -- such as mammoths, saber tooth cats, giant ground sloths and dire wolves -- along with the Clovis hunter and gatherer culture some 13,000 years ago. Their findings make an impact scenario as the cause of the Pleistocene extinctions appear less likely.