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Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

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These models integrated data from paleontology and archaeology to reconstruct human population sizes, energy demands, diet, hunting efficiency, and prey selection. Biological Sciences , 291 (2031). Reepmeyer, C., & Moutsiou, T. Small populations of Palaeolithic humans in Cyprus hunted endemic megafauna to extinction. Proceedings.