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Drying inland seas probably helped kill Australia’s megafauna

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posted on 2024-11-13, 21:23 authored by Timothy CohenTimothy Cohen, Gerald NansonGerald Nanson, John Jansen, Joshua Larsen
Events some 40,000 to 60,000 years ago marked a critical juncture in the Australian continent’s history. This is when humans first arrived and also the time when many huge beasts, known as megafauna, seem to have disappeared. So what caused their demise: humans, a changing climate, or both?

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Cohen, T., Nanson, G., Jansen, J. & Larsen, J. (2015). Drying inland seas probably helped kill Australia’s megafauna. The Conversation, 26 February 1-3.

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The Conversation

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26/02/2024

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1-3

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English

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101458

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