Human predation contributed to the extinction of the Australian megafaunal bird Genyornis newtoni ~47 ka

Human predation contributed to the extinction of the Australian megafaunal bird Genyornis newtoni ~47 ka

Although the temporal overlap between human dispersal across Australia and the disappearance of its largest animals is well established, the lack of unambiguous evidence for human–megafauna interactions has led some to question a human role in megafaunal extinction. Here we show that diagnostic burn...

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Main Authors: Miller, Gifford, Magee, J., Smith, M., Spooner, N., Baynes, A., Lehman, S., Fogel, M., Johnston, H., Williams, D., Clark, P., Florian, C., Holst, R., DeVogel, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Macmillan Publishers Limited 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42264

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