Ancient Fires Drove Sabertooth Cats and Other Large Mammals Extinct, Study Suggests
Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California suggest that sabertooth cats and other large North American mammals disappeared as a result of wildfires spurred by human activity. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Wildfires
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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/science/climate-paleontology-mammals.html