QuestionsYounger Dryas impact hypothesisDid a catastrophe at about 12.8 ka cause the North American megafaunal extinctions and the end of Clovis?Answer
Answer · Younger Dryas impact hypothesis
Extinctions were driven by climate change and human hunting over a longer period; Clovis gave way to…
Extinctions were driven by climate change and human hunting over a longer period; Clovis gave way to successor technologies without collapse.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Extinction dates spread across the late glacial.
- Human activity continues through the boundary.
What would rule it out
- A tight cluster of last appearances and a sharp demographic fall exactly at the onset.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyExtinctions were driven by climate change and human hunting over a longer period; Clovis gave way to…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Extinctions were driven by climate change and human hunting over a longer period; Clovis gave way to… [Answer ANS0D51XQEY6VH6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D51XQEY6VH6
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