Yep, until the end of the Younger Dryas (~10,000 BC) the land extended all the way to the continental shelf in America, and the Ice sheets were over a mile thick in North America. Most of Indonesia, to include Australia were connected via land bridges during this time in large part due to the sheer amount of water that was locked up in the ice sheets.
OP, check out Randal Carlson, he is super passionate about explaining all of the science behind what happened during this extinction event.
Yep, until the end of the Younger Dryas (~10,000 BC) the land extended all the way to the continental shelf in America, and the Ice sheets were over a mile thick in North America. Most of Indonesia, to include Australia were connected via land bridges during this time in large part due to the sheer amount of water that was locked up in the ice sheets.
OP, check out Randal Carlson, he is super passionate about explaining all of the science behind what happened during this extinction event.
Aprox 13,000 years ago, 11,600-11,800bc.
Aprox 13,000 years ago, 11,600-11,800bc.
https://www.history.com/news/dna-study-finds-aboriginal-australians-worlds-oldest-civilization
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