No evidence for theory humans wiped out megafauna

[Warpy]

3. Yes, of course that's right

because our ancestors thoughtlessly left us so few things beyond their fire pits, stone tools, and the bones of the animals they ate. Their languages, jokes, tall tales, and strategies to get through the day are long gone.

The Australian Aborigines are the oldest continuing culture on the planet, their songlines detailing not only a map of the continent, but also their oldest tall tales, some of which might contain keys to the demise of the megafauna. My advice to paleontologists in Oz is to pay a little less attention to bones and more to translating those songlines. Their ancestors were certainly there to see it happen. The oldest aboriginal art might also give a clue or three.

During any climate change, the non adaptable large fauna are the first to go. One wonders if this is another Great Extinction when the planet sorts itself out differently and new life forms arise to take advantage of new conditions.