Late Pleistocene extinctions - Wikipedia
The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw the extinction of the majority of the world's megafauna, typically defined as animal species having body masses over 44 kg (97 …
Pleistocene Epoch - Megafaunal Extinctions | Britannica
Nov 26, 2025 · Pleistocene Epoch - Megafaunal Extinctions: The end of the Pleistocene was marked by the extinction of many genera of large mammals, including mammoths, mastodons, …
Pleistocene Megafauna in Beringia - U.S. National Park Service
Feb 7, 2019 · Beringia’s ice-age (Pleistocene) iconic mega-fauna (mammals >100 lbs or 45 kg) included the mastodon (Mammut americanum), woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), …
The Pleistocene Animals and Why They Disappeared
Jul 24, 2025 · The Pleistocene epoch ended with a large-scale extinction event, primarily impacting megafauna. Approximately 65% of all megafaunal species globally, defined as …
Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population ...
Nov 24, 2023 · The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, …
Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinctions in North America ...
Mar 24, 2021 · Recent work has extended our general interest in human-faunal interactions to the issue of Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions in North America.
7 Giant Animals That Were Lost in the Late Pleistocene ...
Jul 23, 2025 · The last glaciation period concluded 11,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene, an epoch often considered synonymous with the current ice age, and caused the …