Studies Indicate Regular Fruit Consumption by Mastodons in South America

Studies Indicate Regular Fruit Consumption by Mastodons in South America

Gigantic herbivores in the Americas vanished roughly 10,000 years ago, disrupting the long-range seed dispersal of sizable fleshy plant species. The Anachronistic hypothesis of the Neotropics, proposed in 1982, posits that large fruits evolved to attract these massive animals. While this idea accounts for several significant adaptations in “megafaunal fruit” plants, it lacks strong evidence. [...] The post Studies Indicate Regular Fruit Consumpt…

South American Mastodons Regularly Consumed Fruits, Study Suggests

Most megafaunal herbivores in the Americas went extinct around 10,000 years ago, presumably disrupting the long-distance seed dispersal of large, fleshy-fruited plant species. The post South American Mastodons Regularly Consumed Fruits, Study Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.