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Quaternary extinction event

mass extinction event, around 10000 BCE, marking the end of the Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene, during which many megafauna species went extinct; hypothesized to be caused by human hunting and/or natural climate change
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Quaternary extinction event

Summary

Quaternary extinction event is an extinction event[1]. It draws 3,387 Wikipedia views per month (extinction_event category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quaternary extinction event's instance of is recorded as extinction event[3].
  • Quaternary extinction event is part of Quaternary[4].
  • Quaternary extinction event occurred on 9750 BC[5].

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When and Where

Quaternary extinction event occurred on 9750 BC[5].

Context

Quaternary extinction event is part of Quaternary[4]. Its instance of is recorded as extinction event[3].

Why It Matters

Quaternary extinction event draws 3,387 Wikipedia views per month (extinction_event category, ranking #4 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Quaternary
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → extinction event
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4075, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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