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

里弗斯利和卡迪泉：揭示晚更新世巨型动物灭绝的关键因素

• 批准号: ARC : LP0211430
• 负责人: Dr Judith Field
• 金额: $ 41.4万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/riversleigh-cuddie-springs-pleistocene-megafauna/69575
• 关键词: Riversleigh; Cuddie; Springs; Unravelling; Key

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.

里弗斯利和卡迪斯普林斯：揭示晚更新世巨型动物灭绝的关键因素。该项目将描绘更新世晚期动物区系变化的清晰图景，这一时期是有据可查的巨型动物（巨型动物群）灭绝的时期。昆士兰州西北部里弗斯利的考古发掘和新南威尔士州北部卡迪斯普林斯的古生物学发掘将完成每个地点史前时期的动物、人类和环境的图片。有了这些信息，就可以评估气候和人类在灭绝过程中的作用。这项研究将补充澳大利亚博物馆当前的研究方向和公共教育计划以及美国环保局对世界遗产里弗斯利遗址的管理计划。