Late Pleistocene extinctions

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The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw the extinction of the majority of the world's megafauna, which are typically defined as animal species having body masses of 45 kg (99 lb) or more, which resulted in a collapse in faunal density and diversity across the globe.

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