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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thus is fake news. The avocado mega fauna was a footnote in an old paper that wasn't anything beyond spitballing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I misread what you said. You did not explicitly mention the ground sloth. I am not sure what corpolites etc. Of other megafauna Exist and do not take the time to find out. https://youtu.be/jpcBgYYFS8o?si=AL3boQGU9iX2FHHI

They also suggest that avocados have not been reliant on megafauja.