Did Overhunting by Paleoindians Cause the Extinction of Large Game

question 75

Essay

Did overhunting by Paleoindians cause the extinction of large game animals in North American at the end of the Pleistocene? Did overhunting by native Australians cause the
extinction of megafauna in Australia?

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