Computer simulations of the extinction of megafauna
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Computer simulations show that the extinction of megafauna is not correlated with the growth of human population. The population of megafauna remains constant during the nearly entire time of the rapid growth of human population. Model-generated growth of human population is also in direct conflict with the empirical evidence about the human population dynamics. Computer simulations do not support the humanassisted extinction of megafauna.
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