Pleistocene arctic megafaunal ecological engineering as a natural climate solution? by Macias Fauria, M, Jepson, P, Zimov, N, Malhi, Y

“…Assuming a megafaunal-driven ecosystem shift we find support for a megafauna-based arctic NCS yielding substantial income in carbon markets. …”

Evidence for drought and forest declines during the recent megafaunal extinctions in Madagascar by Virah-Sawmy, M, Willis, K, Gillson, L

“…Main conclusions Pronounced climatic desiccation between 1200 and 700 cal. yr bp may have been the slow driver framing and triggering vegetation transformations and decline in megafaunal populations. In addition, hunting by drought-impacted human inhabitants and competition with newly introduced cattle would have amplified the impacts on megafaunal populations, leading to numerous extinctions in this period. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.…”

New evidence of megafaunal bone damage indicates late colonization of Madagascar by Anderson, A, Clark, G, Haberle, S, Higham, T, Nowak-Kemp, M, Prendergast, A, Radimilahy, C, Rakotozafy, LM, Ramilisonina, Schwenninger, J-L, Virah-Sawmy, M, Camens, A

“…Cited evidence of colonization age includes anthropogenic palaeoecological data 2500–2000 y B.P., megafaunal butchery marks 4200–1900 y B.P. and OSL dating to 4400 y B.P. of the Lakaton’i Anja occupation site. …”

Evolution and extinction of the giant rhinoceros Elasmotherium sibiricum sheds light on late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions by Kosintsev, P, Mitchell, K, Devièse, T, Van Der Plicht, J, Kuitems, M, Petrova, E, Tikhonov, A, Higham, T, Comeskey, D, Turney, C, Cooper, A, Van Kolfschoten, T, Stuart, A, Lister, A

“…The rhinoceros Elasmotherium sibiricum, known as the ‘Siberian unicorn’, was believed to have gone extinct around 200,000 years ago—well before the late Quaternary megafaunal extinction event. However, no absolute dating, genetic analysis or quantitative ecological assessment of this species has been undertaken. …”

Survival of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.) into the Late Pleistocene in Southwestern British Columbia (Vancouver Island), Canada by Termes, L, Keddie, G, Hebda, R, Trask, P, Arbour, V, Speller, C, Paskulin, L, Ramsey, C, Richards, MR

“…As part of a larger project identifying and directly radiocarbon dating Late Pleistocene megafaunal remains in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada we have confirmed the identity of many newly identified mammoth (Mammuthus sp.) specimens (n=32) from Vancouver Island in Southwestern B.C. …”

Improving chronological control for environmental sequences from the last glacial period by Briant, R, Brock, F, Demarchi, B, Langford, H, Penkman, K, Schreve, D, Schwenninger, J, Taylor, S

“…Such evidence is critical for establishing how much environmental stress precipitated Neanderthal and Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions, although a need for improved chronology has been consistently highlighted. …”

Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia by Loog, L, Thalmann, O, Sinding, M-HS, Schuenemann, VJ, Perri, A, Germonpré, M, Bocherens, H, Witt, KE, Castruita, JA, Velasco, MS, Lundstrøm, IKC, Wales, N, Sonet, G, Frantz, L, Schroeder, H, Budd, J, Jimenez, E-L, Fedorov, S, Gasparyan, B, Kandel, AW, Lázničková‐Galetová, M, Napierala, H, Uerpmann, H, Nikolskiy, PA, Pavlova, EY, Pitulko, VV, Herzig, K, Malhi, RS, Willerslev, E, Hansen, AJ, Dobney, K, Gilbert, MTP, Krause, J, Larson, G, Eriksson, A, Manica, A

“…This study provides direct ancient genetic evidence that long‐range migration has played an important role in the population history of a large carnivore, and provides insight into how wolves survived the wave of megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last glaciation. …”

The ecology and biogeography of Discospirina tenuissima (Foraminifera) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans by Gooday, A, Alt, C, Jones, D, Shale, D, Marsden, K, Brasier, M

“…The delicate test margin sometimes exhibited angular notches and other signs of damage, presumably a result of megafaunal activity; in some cases the damage had been repaired. …”