Furthermore, evidence exists that hunting may have been one of the multiple environmental factors leading to extinctions of the <answer>holocene megafauna</answer> and their replacement by smaller herbivores. North American megafauna extinction was coincidental with the Younger Dryas impact event, possibly making hunting a less critical factor in prehistoric species loss than had been previously thought. However, in other locations such as Australia, humans are thought to have played a very significant role in the extinction of the Australian megafauna that was widespread prior to human occupation.
What does evidence suggest hunting may have been a factor in the extinction of?
holocene megafauna