Sudden heat spikes did in Ice Age’s mammoth mammals
Rises in temperature correspond with timing of animal die-offs, new study shows
Rapid climate change put mega-sized Ice Age mammals on the ropes before ancient humans delivered the final blow, new research indicates.
During Earth’s last glacial period, around 12,000 to 110,000 years ago, woolly mammoths, sedan-sized armadillos and other massive mammals walked the land.