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Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths: Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel...

Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths: Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel...

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Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths: Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel Islands

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Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths: Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel Islands

Publisher

London: Routledge

Journal title

World archaeology, 2012-03, Vol.44 (1), p.3-20

Language

English

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London: Routledge

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Contents

Explanations for the extinction of Late Quaternary megafauna are heavily debated, ranging from human overkill to climate change, disease and extraterrestrial impacts. Synthesis and analysis of Late Quaternary animal extinctions on California's Channel Islands suggest that, despite supporting Native American populations for some 13,000 years, few ma...

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Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths: Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel Islands

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_926184141

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_926184141

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ISSN

0043-8243

E-ISSN

1470-1375

DOI

10.1080/00438243.2012.646101

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