Temporal overlap of humans and giant lizards (Varanidae; Squamata) in Pleistocene Australia
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- 作者：Gilbert J. Pricea ; g.price1@uq.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Julien Louysa ; 1 ; Jonathan Cramba ; Yue-xing Fenga ; Jian-xin Zhaoa ; Scott A. Hocknullb ; Gregory E. Webba ; Ai Duc Nguyena ; Renaud Joannes-Boyauc
- 关键词：Megafauna ; Monitor lizards ; Pleistocene ; Dating ; Megafauna extinction hypotheses
- 刊名：Quaternary Science Reviews
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：1 October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：125
- 期：Complete
- 页码：98-105
- 全文大小：1232 K
文摘
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Australia's giant fossil lizards are thought have been driven extinct by humans.
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But previous dates do not show an overlap in time of lizards and humans.
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We provide evidence for the geologically youngest fossil record of giant lizards.
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The new record represents a younger range extension by >30 thousand years.
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Giant lizards were still extant in Australia at 50 kyr.