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Pleistocene extinctions the search for a cause editors, P.S. Martin and H.E. Wright, Jr

A bestiary for Pleistocene biologists / Paul S. Martin and John E. Guilday -- Introduction / Edward S. Deevey Jr. -- Prehistoric overkill / Paul S. Martin -- Differential extinction during ...
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American megafaunal extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene / edited by Gary Haynes

Sudden deaths : the chronology of terminal Pleistocene megafaunal extinction / Stuart Fiedel -- Estimates of Clovis-era megafaunal populations and their extinction risks / Gary Haynes -- Paleobiology ...
Ars Technica

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study. A team of archaeologists recently examined animal bones at sites dating to the waning years of ...
Yahoo Malaysia

Over 1,000 Extinct Bird Species Show the Permanent Cost of Human Action

Birds are vanishing at an alarming rate. Since the Late Pleistocene, thousands of species have disappeared forever. Estimates suggest between 1,300 and 1,500 bird species are extinct.
The Atlantic

De-Extinction Scientists Want to Make 'Jurassic Park' of Woolly Mammoths a Real Thing

"The Mammoth Commeth," blares the cover of The New York Times magazine's latest issue, complete with an image of the long-extinct furry mastodon. "Bringing extinct animals back to life is really ...