Dramatic recent changes in small mammal assemblages from Northern Patagonia: A caution for paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Temporal differences in fossil assemblages of small mammals can generate important insights into associated environmental conditions. Moreover, by including modern assemblages in such comparisons, it may also be possible to identify the effects of recent human colonization on mammal communities and their habitats. To explore potential signals of European colonization in northwestern Patagonia, we compared fossil and modern assemblages of small...