The mass extinction of hunted animals

Sapiens advanced into Central Asia and Australia fifty to sixty thousand years ago, and crossed the Bering Strait to the Americas fourteen thousand years ago. This resulted in the extinction of many species wildlife in various regions.

In Australia, from forty-six to fifty thousand years ago, large animals such as kangaroos, with a height of 2.5 meters and wombats with a weight of two tons disappeared, and in the Americas, large animals such as elephants, camels, lions, large sloths, and the giant armadillo were extinct by twelve thousand years ago.

It is clear that the Sapiens had tremendous hunting skills.

■References (Books, papers, Web articles, etc.)
The Dawn of Human Culture  Richard G. Klein Wiley; 1 edition (March 1, 2002)
家族進化論』 第6章・第2節 言葉はアフリカで生まれた  山極寿一 (東京大学出版会、2012)


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