A refined chronology of prehistoric Madagascar and the demise of the megafauna
BE Crowley - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The vertebrate community of Madagascar is one of the most unique and diverse on Earth,
yet faunal diversity today is just a fraction of that present in the Pleistocene and Early …
yet faunal diversity today is just a fraction of that present in the Pleistocene and Early …
Cyprus's earliest prehistory: seafarers, foragers and settlers
AB Knapp - Journal of World Prehistory, 2010 - Springer
Over the past 20 years, the earliest prehistory of Cyprus has been completely rewritten as a
result of new excavations, survey work and high-resolution radiocarbon dating. This study …
result of new excavations, survey work and high-resolution radiocarbon dating. This study …
Extinctions, scenarios, and assumptions: changes in latest Pleistocene large herbivore abundance and distribution in western North America
E Scott - Quaternary International, 2010 - Elsevier
Proposed explanations for the terminal Pleistocene large mammal extinction event in North
America include climate warming and/or cooling, overhunting by early humans, disease …
America include climate warming and/or cooling, overhunting by early humans, disease …
Paradigms and proboscideans in the southern Great Lakes region, USA
JJ Saunders, EC Grimm, CC Widga, GD Campbell… - Quaternary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Thirteen new chronometric dates for Illinois proboscideans are considered in relation to well-
dated pollen records from northeastern and central Illinois. These dates span an interval …
dated pollen records from northeastern and central Illinois. These dates span an interval …
Paleoenvironment of Ankilitelo Cave (late Holocene, southwestern Madagascar): implications for the extinction of giant lemurs
KM Muldoon - Journal of Human Evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
Following human arrival, Madagascar suffered well-documented megafaunal extinctions
and widespread deforestation. Although humans are widely considered to be the primary …
and widespread deforestation. Although humans are widely considered to be the primary …
Did viral disease of humans wipe out the Neandertals?
H Wolff, AD Greenwood - Medical Hypotheses, 2010 - Elsevier
Neandertals were an anatomically distinct hominoid species inhabiting a vast geographical
area ranging from Portugal to western Siberia and from northern Europe to the Middle East …
area ranging from Portugal to western Siberia and from northern Europe to the Middle East …
Subfossil lemurs of Madagascar
LR Godfrey, WL Jungers, DA Burney - Cenozoic mammals of Africa, 2010 - degruyter.com
Madagascar's living lemurs (order Primates) belong to a radiation recently ravaged by
extirpation and extinction. There are three extinct and five extant families (two with extinct …
extirpation and extinction. There are three extinct and five extant families (two with extinct …
Temporal genetic change in the last remaining population of woolly mammoth
V Nyström, L Dalén, S Vartanyan… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
During the Late Pleistocene, the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) experienced a
series of local extinctions generally attributed to human predation or environmental change …
series of local extinctions generally attributed to human predation or environmental change …
Late Holocene fauna from a cave deposit in Western Cuba: post-Columbian occurrence of the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae)
J Orihuela - Caribbean Journal of Science, 2010 - BioOne
Here I report a fossil microvertebrate fauna from a late Holocene cave deposit in
northwestern Cuba. This study provides new chronological data for the understanding of the …
northwestern Cuba. This study provides new chronological data for the understanding of the …
Quaternary mammalian faunas of the Pampean Region
JL Prado, MT Alberdi - Quaternary International, 2010 - Elsevier
Knowledge of the fossil mammals from the Pampean Region of Argentina has greatly
increased in recent years. To analyze the patterns of change in regional climates and …
increased in recent years. To analyze the patterns of change in regional climates and …