Introduction to the Volume (*American Megafaunal Extinctions..".) -- Extinction theories and theorists
Scientists have been arguing for a very long time about what (or who) is to blame for the deaths. The theories tend to be unicausal; some are nearly apocalyptic and others are information-poor.
The Pleistocene Extinctions occurred very recently (10,000-years ago) in North America. It was the largest and most sudden extinction event since the dinosaurs, 60-million years ago. This paper summarized the various theories about what caused it.
NOTE: this paper was originally published to Academia.edu. It was written by Gary Haynes.
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