The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the Earth
Not so long ago, huge mammals weighing more than 1,000 kg existed practically all over the world. We call these giants the Pleistocene megafauna because they lived in a time period called the Pleistocene and were almost completely extinct around 11,700 years ago. These mammals lived on Earth for mil...
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| author | Varela, Luciano |
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| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | Varela Luciano, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas. Batallés Martín, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas. Tambusso P. Sebastián, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas. Fariña Richard, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas. |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | Varela, L, Batallés, M, Tambusso, P R [y otro autor]. "The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the Earth". Frontiers in Young Minds. [en línea] 2024, 12: 1225865. 8 h. DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1225865 2296-6846 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/50879 10.3389/frym.2024.1225865 |
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| description | Not so long ago, huge mammals weighing more than 1,000 kg existed practically all over the world. We call these giants the Pleistocene megafauna because they lived in a time period called the Pleistocene and were almost completely extinct around 11,700 years ago. These mammals lived on Earth for millions of years and were very important to almost all land-based ecosystems. However, natural climate change and humans decreased their ability to survive. Today, we find fossils of Pleistocene megafauna all over the world, including bones, hair, droppings, and even footprints. Scientists dig for these fossils to learn more about these animals and why they went extinct. Studying these ancient animals also gives scientists important information that helps them understand the risks that today’s living animals face in our world. |
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| spelling | The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the EarthVarela, LucianoBatallés, MartínTambusso, P. SebastiánFariña, RichardMegafaunaMammalsNot so long ago, huge mammals weighing more than 1,000 kg existed practically all over the world. We call these giants the Pleistocene megafauna because they lived in a time period called the Pleistocene and were almost completely extinct around 11,700 years ago. These mammals lived on Earth for millions of years and were very important to almost all land-based ecosystems. However, natural climate change and humans decreased their ability to survive. Today, we find fossils of Pleistocene megafauna all over the world, including bones, hair, droppings, and even footprints. Scientists dig for these fossils to learn more about these animals and why they went extinct. Studying these ancient animals also gives scientists important information that helps them understand the risks that today’s living animals face in our world.FrontiersVarela Luciano, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas.Batallés Martín, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas.Tambusso P. Sebastián, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas.Fariña Richard, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas.2025-08-04T17:04:37Z2025-08-04T17:04:37Z2024Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion8 happlication/pdfVarela, L, Batallés, M, Tambusso, P R [y otro autor]. "The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the Earth". Frontiers in Young Minds. [en línea] 2024, 12: 1225865. 8 h. DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.12258652296-6846https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/5087910.3389/frym.2024.1225865reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengFrontiers in Young Minds, 2024, 12: 1225865.Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/508792026-04-14T10:10:53Z |
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| title | The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the Earth |
| title_full | The Late Pleistocene megafauna: huge animals that used to roam the Earth |
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