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megafauna extinction
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129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators
Jorgo Ristevski, The University of Queensland; Julien Louys, Griffith University, and Nicole Boivin, The University of Queensland The…
June 4, 2026
How Fire, Not Spears, Wiped Out America’s Giants
Researchers at the La Brea Tar Pits discovered that a combination of climate change and massive, human-sparked wildfires—not just hunting—led to the extinction of North America’s megafauna.
August 24, 2025
