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A series of catastrophic fires killed off many large mammals in southern California by 13,000 years ago, and they were largely due to the arrival of humans
At Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits, scientists found they could watch large mammals disappear from the fossil record—and could trace the ecosystem through the catastrophe
"This work really highlights how important grazers may be for shaping fire activity."
The extinction of large mammals like wooly mammoths between 50,000 and 6,000 years ago led to more wildfires across the globe's grasslands.
The extinction of large grassland grazers, such as woolly mammoths, ancient horses, and giant bison, led to more fires on our planet. This occurred between 50,000 and 6,000 years ago when there were many more Earthly fires because the grazers were no longer around. The extinction of these animals had a huge effect on the... Read more »