"In a new study published Thursday in the journal Science, a group of paleontologists that analyzed fossil records at La Brea Tar Pits, a famous excavation site in Southern California, concluded that the disappearance of sabertooth cats, dire wolves and other large mammals in this region nearly 13,000 years ago was linked to rising temperatures and increased fire activity spurred by people."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/science/climate-paleontology-mammals.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Science