Apr 24, 2018
Prehistoric Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals Seem to Have Caused Extinction of Large Mammals, Study Finds
Prehistoric Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals Seem to Have Caused Extinction of Large Mammals, Study Finds
A life-sized display of Archie, a Columbian mammoth, is on display at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall. A new study suggests that massive mammals were much more likely than their smaller counterparts to go extinct in regions occupied by ancient humans. Photo: Troy Fedderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The extinction of large mammals such as wooly mammoths, giant sloths,…
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