Marcelo Ricardo Sánchez-Villagra

Bone modification analyses, tooth enamel radiocarbon dates, and dental calculus microfossils indicate that Late Pleistocene humans exploited at least five megaherbivore species at a savannah watering hole in Venezuela.

The paper revises the assessment of the Cucuruchu archaeological site, identifying megafaunal remains and El Jobo projectiles from the Late Pleistocene in northern Venezuela.

The paper uses a palaeorobotic model to estimate the force and velocity of a Pleistocene glyptodont's tail strike, supporting its role as an antipredator defense mechanism.