Riversleigh and Cuddie Springs: Unravelling Key Factors in the Extinction of the Late Pleistocene Megafauna

里弗斯利和库迪斯普林斯：解开晚更新世巨型动物灭绝的关键因素。该项目将构建一幅关于晚更新世动物区系变化的清晰图景，这是一个有充分记录的巨型动物灭绝时期。昆士兰州西北部的里弗斯利的考古发掘和西北部的库迪温泉的古生物发掘将完成每个遗址史前时期的动物、人类和环境的图景。有了这些信息，就可以评估气候和人类在物种灭绝过程中的作用。这项研究将补充澳大利亚博物馆目前的研究方向和公共教育计划，以及环境保护局对世界遗产里弗斯利遗址的管理计划。

Riversleigh and Cuddie Springs: Unravelling Key Factors in the Extinction of the Late Pleistocene Megafauna. The project will construct a clear picture of faunal change during the Late Pleistocene, a period of well documented extinctions of giant animals (megafauna). Archaeological excavation at Riversleigh, in north-west Queensland and palaeontological excavation at Cuddie Springs, in northern N.S.W. will complete a picture of the animals, people and environment of the prehistoric period at each site. With this information, the roles of climate and people in the extinction process can be assessed. This study will complement the current research direction and public education programs of the Australian Museum and the EPA's management plans for the World Heritage Riversleigh site.