It seems clear that an elephant-like animal, a mastodon or gomphothere, extinct for 12,000 years, was the intended consumer of avocados. From Wordnik.com. [A Third Ghost] Reference
The gomphothere was likely hunted by the Clovis people. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
"This is the first kill site I've ever heard of in North America," said W. David Lambert, a gomphothere expert at the Louisiana School of Science, Mathematics and Arts. "That's a pretty important discovery.". From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
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