Researcher Paul Martin believes that the massive extinction of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene in North America was the result of:

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Paul Martin's theory, known as the "overkill" hypothesis, suggests that the extinctions were caused by overhunting by the first human migrants to North America. There is evidence of a correlation between the arrival of humans and the sudden disappearance of large mammal species. Climate change and evolution may have played a role, but the evidence suggests that overhunting was the primary factor. Diseases brought in by humans are also a possibility, but there is not enough evidence to support it as a primary cause.

Researcher Paul Martin Believes That the Massive Extinction of Large