Autonomous University of Barcelona: Disappearance of Mastodons Still Threatens the Native Forests of South America
June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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The disappearance of mastodons still threatens the native forests of South America
A study with the involvement of the UAB, IPHES-CERCA and URV, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, provides for the first time direct fossil evidence of frugivory in South American mastodons and shows the lasting ecological impact of their extinction.
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The disappearance of mastodons still threatens the native forests of South America
A study with the involvement of the UAB, IPHES-CERCA and URV, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, provides for the first time direct fossil evidence of frugivory in South American mastodons and shows the lasting ecological impact of their extinction.