Quaternary Megafauna
40,000 BCE
"The extinctions that took place in this interval…all occurred after the emergence of anatomically modern human beings - Homo sapiens…. Compelling evidence supports the view that these extinctions would not have occurred without some role played by humans. Typically, large animal species became extinct shortly after humans reached specific locations for the first time. Scientists term these first-contact extinctions because they occurred shortly after the first-ever contact between humans and the victim species."
Novacek, Michael J. The Biodiversity Crisis: Losing What Counts. New York: New, 2001.
"The Warren Mastodon, Found Near Newburg, On the Hudson." Harpers, 1894.
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