South America lost around 52 genera of mammals during a worldwide event known as the
Late Quaternary Extinction episode. More than 80% of South American mammals weighing> …

South America lost more genera in the Quaternary megafaunal extinction than any other
continent, but how it fits into the worldwide extinction has been unclear largely due to the …

The causes of Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions (60,000 to 11,650 years ago,
hereafter 60 to 11.65 ka) remain contentious, with major phases coinciding with both human …

Controversy exists over the cause and timing of the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna.
In the tropical Andes, deglaciation and associated rapid climate change began~ 8,000 years …

The megafauna extinction in South America was one of the most profound events, with the
loss of 50 genera (~ 83%). Three orders disappeared (Notoungulata, Proboscidea …

This paper presents the results of multidisciplinary research in the Ecuadorian coastal
regions, with particular emphasis on the Santa Elena Peninsula. The new evidence …

Micromammalian fossil sequences of two classical archaeological sites, Cueva Traful I (CTI)
and Cueva Epullán Grande (LL), both in the province of Neuquén, northwestern Patagonia …

During the latest Pleistocene-earliest Holocene, South American terrestrial vertebrate
faunas suffered one of the largest (and probably the youngest) extinction in the world for this …

This paper provides an overview of the contentious issue of global megafaunal extinctions in
the Late Quaternary. The main proposed causes are 'overkill', environmental change or a …

Abstract The Late Pleistocene-early Holocene faunal turnover in South America was
characterized by the extinction of all mammals with body mass> 300 kg and several smaller …