1) Based on the abundant fossil records, only 10,000 years ago, two-thirds of th

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1) Based on the abundant fossil records, only 10,000 years ago, two-thirds of the 150 genera of the Pleistocene megafauna that were present 40,000 years earlier had gone extinct. What seems to be the reason for this relatively recent extinction of so many large mammal species?

A)This extinction was probably due to new pathogens.

B)Global warming seems to be a contributing factor in the loss of these large mammal species.

C)Hunting by humans, habitat fragmentation, and the ice age played a large role in this extinction.

D) all of the above

Explanation / Answer

C) hunting by humans, habitat fragmentation, ice age played a role in this extinction.

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