A masterpiece of prehistoric rock art from the Amazon, hailed by some as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients,” may depict extinct Ice Age mammals:
“[The paintings] have the whole diversity of Amazonia. Turtles and fishes to jaguars, monkeys, and porcupines,” Iriarte, the study’s lead author, told. He believes that as prehistoric humans migrated down into South America, “they encountered these large-bodied mammals and they likely painted them. And while we don’t have the last word, these paintings are very naturalistic and we’re able to see morphological features of the animals.
As the last ice age drew to a close, South America would have been home to creatures that would look exotic to modern eyes, including giant ground sloths, elephant-like creatures called gomphotheres, extinct Pleistocene horses, and hoofed mammals from theIn the paintings at Serranía de la Lindosa, Iriarte points to a larger animal trailed by a smaller one, which he believes is the adult giant ground sloth and its offspring.
Part of an eight-mile rock art mural at Serranía de la Lindosa in Colombia, this image may depict an extinct relative of the elephant known as the Gomphothere. A drawing by Mike Keesey offers an artistic reconstruction of the following features: 1. proboscis; 2. fingers; 3. flared ears?; 4. moderately domed head. Photo courtesy of José Iriarte.
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