Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia)
Abstract Global climate change at the end of the Pleistocene led to extinction across the huge territories of the Northern Hemisphere of indicator species of large mammals of the mammoth fauna. Undoubtedly, in some more densely populated regions, the mammoth fauna underwent pressure from Upper Paleo...
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crioppubl:10.1088/1755-1315/438/1/012004 2024-09-15T18:40:49+00:00 Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) Boeskorov, G G 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/438/1/012004 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/438/1/012004/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/438/1/012004 unknown IOP Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/text-and-data-mining IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science volume 438, issue 1, page 012004 ISSN 1755-1307 1755-1315 journal-article 2020 crioppubl https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/438/1/012004 2024-08-12T04:14:32Z Abstract Global climate change at the end of the Pleistocene led to extinction across the huge territories of the Northern Hemisphere of indicator species of large mammals of the mammoth fauna. Undoubtedly, in some more densely populated regions, the mammoth fauna underwent pressure from Upper Paleolithic humans hunting activity. Previously it was thought that the megafauna of the “Mammoth complex” had become extinct in the territory of Yakutia by the beginning of the Holocene. However, the latest data indicate that extinction of the mammoth fauna was significantly delayed in the north of Eastern Siberia. Radiocarbon data show that wild horses inhabited the north of Yakutia during 5300–2200 cal yr BP. Musk oxen lived here about 3400 – 2600 cal yr BP. Some bison remains from Yakutia belong to the early Holocene. The following circumstances could have facilitated the survival of representatives of the mammoth fauna in Yakutia. The cool, dry climate in this region is favorable to steppe associations, the habitats of these mammals. The small number of Stone Age hunting tribes in the northern part of Yakutia was probably another factor that contributed to the survival of some mammoth fauna representatives. Article in Journal/Newspaper Yakutia Siberia IOP Publishing IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 438 012004 |
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Abstract Global climate change at the end of the Pleistocene led to extinction across the huge territories of the Northern Hemisphere of indicator species of large mammals of the mammoth fauna. Undoubtedly, in some more densely populated regions, the mammoth fauna underwent pressure from Upper Paleolithic humans hunting activity. Previously it was thought that the megafauna of the “Mammoth complex” had become extinct in the territory of Yakutia by the beginning of the Holocene. However, the latest data indicate that extinction of the mammoth fauna was significantly delayed in the north of Eastern Siberia. Radiocarbon data show that wild horses inhabited the north of Yakutia during 5300–2200 cal yr BP. Musk oxen lived here about 3400 – 2600 cal yr BP. Some bison remains from Yakutia belong to the early Holocene. The following circumstances could have facilitated the survival of representatives of the mammoth fauna in Yakutia. The cool, dry climate in this region is favorable to steppe associations, the habitats of these mammals. The small number of Stone Age hunting tribes in the northern part of Yakutia was probably another factor that contributed to the survival of some mammoth fauna representatives. |
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Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) |
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Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) |
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Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) |
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Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) |
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Survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the Holocene of Yakutia (East Siberia, Russia) |
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survival of indicator species of the mammoth fauna large mammals in the holocene of yakutia (east siberia, russia) |
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