Chronological overlap between humans and megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea): A review of the evidence

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 97-115

  Field, Judith ^a   Fillios, Melanie ^a   Wroe, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

archaeology; Australia; climate change; extinctions; megafauna; Sahul

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLONIZATION; EXTINCTION; FAUNA; FOSSIL; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MARSUPIAL; PLEISTOCENE; REPTILE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; METATHERIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 48549085488     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.04.006     Document Type: Review

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