Extinction of Megafauna in Southern California: The Role of Fire and Human Population

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When you visit the Los Angeles La Brea Tar Pits you see an enormous variety of fossils from mega-fauna that roamed the Southern California landscape thousands of years ago. But where did all those creatures go? And why did most go extinct so fast? A landmark new study aims to answer those questions.

Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED

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