Английская Википедия:Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
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Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a Natural Monument located in the Chilean Patagonia,[1] Шаблон:Convert northwest of Puerto Natales and Шаблон:Convert north of Punta Arenas.
The monument is situated along the flanks of Cerro Benitez.[2] It comprises several caves and a rock formation called Silla del Diablo (Devil's Chair). The monument includes a cave which is notable for the discovery in 1895 of skin, bones and other parts of a ground sloth called Mylodon darwini, from which the cave takes its name. It is also part of the End of the World Route, a scenic touristic route.
Milodón Cave
The largest cave in the monument is the Шаблон:Convert long Milodón Cave. It was discovered in 1895 by Hermann Eberhard, German explorer of Patagonia. He found a large, seemingly fresh piece of skin of an unidentified animal. In 1896 the cave was explored by Otto Nordenskjöld and later it was recognized that the skin belonged to Mylodon – an extinct animal which died 10,200–13,560 years ago.
In the cave and other caves of the monument have been found remnants of other extinct animals and human remnants.
At the entrance of the monument is a life size replica of the prehistoric Mylodon, which was a very large herbivore, somewhat resembling a large bear. It became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.
Mylodon remains
Investigations determined the survival of the Mylodon until about 5,000 years ago and confirmed the existence of other animals, such as the "Dwarf Horse" Hippidion, the saber-toothed cat Smilodon and the litoptern Macrauchenia[3]
Human remains
Diverse elements of human habitation are found[4] at Cueva del Milodón including fire-fractured rock, lithic tools and human remains. Human habitation at Cueva del Milodón is dated as early as 6000 BC.[5]
Panorama
See also
References
Шаблон:Natural Monuments of Chile Шаблон:Navbox prehistoric caves Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan, Cueva del Milodon, Megalithic Portal, 13 April 2008 [1]
- ↑ Milodón's Cave Шаблон:Webarchive in Letsgochile.com
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Calvin J. Heusser (2003) ‘'Ice Age Southern Andes: A Chronicle of Paleoecological Events'‘, Elsevier, 240 pages Шаблон:ISBN
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