What caused extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna of Sahul?

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What caused extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna of Sahul?

During the Pleistocene, Australia and New Guinea supported a rich assemblage of large vertebrates. Why these animals disappeared has been debated for more than a century and remains controversial. Previous synthetic reviews of this problem have typically focused heavily on particular types of eviden...

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Main Authors:	Johnson, C., Alroy, J., Beeton, N., Bird, M., Brook, B., Cooper, A., Gillespie, R., Herrando-Pérez, S., Jacobs, Z., Miller, Gifford, Prideaux, G., Roberts, R., Rodríguez-Rey, M., Saltré, F., Turney, C., Bradshaw, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The Royal Society Publishing 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46795

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