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6 de may. de 2024 · Among the megafauna, ground sloths were notably successful emigrants; four different lineages invaded North America. A megalonychid representative, Megalonyx, spread as far north as the Yukon and Alaska, and might well have invaded Eurasia had a suitable habitat corridor across Beringia been present. ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · But it's long puzzled scientists why these animals and other megafauna — creatures heavier than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) — went extinct about 10,000 years ago.
28 de abr. de 2024 · Giant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna. Read more. The kangaroo had a squarish head and a robust lower jaw, like koalas and pandas, which allowed it...
7 de may. de 2024 · Evolutionary anachronism, also known as " ecological anachronism ", [1] is a term initially referring to attributes of native plant species (primarily fruit, but also thorns) that seemed best explained as having been favorably selected in the past due to their coevolution with plant-eating megafauna that are now extinct.
28 de abr. de 2024 · Introduced water buffalo and camels trash native plants – don’t they? Our research shows megafauna herbivores have the same impact wherever they are.
8 de may. de 2024 · Just over a decade ago, an outback cattle station worker in the NT stumbled across a rare diprotodon fossil sticking out of the red soil. Now fondly known as Shirley, scientists have discovered ...
27 de abr. de 2024 · Permian extinction, a series of extinction pulses that contributed to the greatest mass extinction in Earth ’s history. Many geologists and paleontologists contend that the Permian extinction occurred over the course of 15 million years during the latter part of the Permian Period (299 million to 252 million years ago).
