Lecture 17 Flashcards
1
Q
the large species in Rancho La Brea went –
A
extinct
2
Q
Hypotheses for megafauna extinction = overkill and –
A
climate change
3
Q
seasonal temp in the Ice Age from the – isotope of teeth and tusks
A
oxygen
4
Q
– had a large femur (bone of a Bunyip)
A
Diprotodon
5
Q
T/F: there were also large lizards and snakes
A
true
6
Q
CA’s state fossil
A
saber tooth cat
7
Q
individual skeleton for elephant but not –
A
saber tooth cat
8
Q
La Brea: too many –
A
predators
9
Q
Australia: too many herbivores –> carnivores but needed to redesign
A
grinding –> slicing teeth
10
Q
Tasmanian tiger last one
A
Sept 7, 1936
11
Q
T/F: Clovis coincides with mass extinction
A
true
12
Q
– are at risk now
A
elephants and ocean animals
