A decade-long research project has revealed the diets of extinct Antarctic megafauna – as well as uncovering potential reasons for why they went extinct.
The study, conducted in part by researchers from the University of Wollongong, helped create a picture of what Arctic vegetation was like during the last Ice Age.
They found that the protein-rich herbaceous plants that were once common reduced in abundance during the last Ice Age. This in turn contributed to the extinction of many megafauna, including the iconic wooly Mammoth.
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