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Characteristics of Pleistocene megafauna extinctions in Southeast Asia | |
Louys, Julien; Curnoe, Darren; Tong, Haowen; j.louys@student.unsw.edu.au | |
2007 | |
发表期刊 | PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL |
ISSN | 0031-0182 |
卷号 | 243 |
摘要 | The extinction of large-bodied taxa from the Pleistocene in Southeast Asia is examined. Although the chronological resolution of these extinctions is poor, and number of excavations in the region relatively few, broad characteristics of these extinctions can be described. Many taxa which became extinct appear to have been endemic to regions within Southeast Asia, while some taxa which experienced extinction or severe range reduction occurred in several regions. Members of the latter group include proboscideans (Stegodon and Palaeloxodon), the pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon), the orangutan (Pongo), hyenas (Crocuta and Hyaena), the giant panda (Ailuropoda), tapirs (Tapirus and Megatapirus), rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros), and the giant Asian ape Giganto-pithecus. The loss of these species cannot be assigned to a single cause. Rather their disappearance is likely tied to both climatic and human agents. Unlike other regions which experienced megafauna extinctions, eustatic changes in sea level in Southeast Asia seems to have been an important factor. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
关键词 | Late Middle Pleistocene Late Quaternary Homo-erectus Body-size East Asia Gigantopithecus-blacki Australian Megafauna Northern Thailand Climatic-change Hominid Site |
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收录类别 | SCI收录 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4949 |
专题 | 中科院古脊椎所(2000年以后) |
通讯作者 | j.louys@student.unsw.edu.au |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Louys, Julien,Curnoe, Darren,Tong, Haowen,et al. Characteristics of Pleistocene megafauna extinctions in Southeast Asia[J]. PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL,2007,243. |
APA | Louys, Julien,Curnoe, Darren,Tong, Haowen,&j.louys@student.unsw.edu.au.(2007).Characteristics of Pleistocene megafauna extinctions in Southeast Asia.PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL,243. |
MLA | Louys, Julien,et al."Characteristics of Pleistocene megafauna extinctions in Southeast Asia".PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL 243(2007). |
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