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Exploring the Pleistocene Epoch: Ice Age Glaciations and Megafauna Extinctions

Dive into the Pleistocene epoch, known as the Ice Age, marked by repeated glaciations that shaped the landscape. Discover the fascinating megafauna that roamed during this era and explore the debate on extinctions. Unravel the impact of ancient humans and the ongoing Anthropocene era on shaping our planet.

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Exploring the Pleistocene Epoch: Ice Age Glaciations and Megafauna Extinctions

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  1. Quaternary (Pleistocene) • Glaciations • Modern Humans

  2. 0.01 to 1.8 M.Y. ago • During the Pleistocene, repeated glaciations occurred, some of which covered parts of eastern Nebraska. This was the time period that many people have labeled the "Ice Age." The glacial ice that advanced from northern Canada created many of the features we see on the landscape today, such as the Great Lakes. 12,000 years BP

  3. Pleistocene Lakes

  4. Pasadena Orogeny: 2.0 m.y. to 12,000 b.p. • Pleistocene • Southern California “Coast Range Orogeny” • Part of the Cascadian Orogeny or Alpide Orogeny • San Bernardino Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Ynez Mountains, Transverse Ranges, Channel Islands, Kettleman Hills and Palos Verdes Hills. • Morro Bay, Santa Barbara Basin, Ventura Basin

  5. Pleistocene Life • Giant Sloth • Wooley Mammoths • Saber tooth Cat • Giant Moose • Giant Bear

  6. Pleistocene Life Megafauna

  7. Pleistocene Extinctions: Man or Nature? • Overkill Hypothesis

  8. Present (Holocene) • Holocene • Anthropocene

  9. Anthropocene • Humans shaping the planet

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