Humans And Megafauna: Don't Blame Us
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 18:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia were long gone by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded. The research challenges the claim that humans were primarily responsible for the demise of the megafauna in a proposed "extinction window" between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago, and points the finger instead at climate change. read more