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The climate during the Pleistocene epoch was extremely cold. More than 30% of the world was covered in ice sheets. The Pleistocene is the time period where the last ice age happened so you can predict there were many glaciers and not very many plants. So the climate was ice cold. It was much colder than it is today.
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∙ 14y agoThe Pleistocene epoch had numerous warming and cooling periods within it. General climate is hard to ascertain. The Pleistocene stages continuously change names and now Marine Isotope Stages are used to adequately show the general climate. Compared to today, MIS 11. (Pre-Illinoian--Illinoian periods) at 420,000 to 360,000 years ago is warmest in the past 500,000 years and was as warm as today (MIS 1). The mid-Sangamonian stage (MIS 5b and 5d) had mild temperatures similar to that of 11,000 years ago according to Denis A. Onge, Geological Survey of Canada.
The Older Dryas, a severe cold period, spans the period from c.10 000 bc down to c.9800 bc in northern Europe. (Answers.com)
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The first epic of the Quaternary Period?
The first epoch of the Quaternary Period is the Pleistocene epoch.
Is Pleistocene epoch is the only glacial period for which evidence exists?
no
How would you describe the Pleistocene?
The Pleistocene is a geologic time period called an epoch. The Pleistocene began about 1.8 million years ago and ended only 10 thousand years ago.
Which of the following is NOT an epoch in the Quaternary period A Paleocene B Pleistocene C Pliocene D none of the above?
Every epoch apart from the Pleistocene and Holocene.
Why is the pleistocene epoch called the ice age?
Because in this period, there was ice all over the world.
What is the period of mammoths?
The Wooly Mammoth lived in the Pleistocene Period.
Did the saber-toothed tiger live in the Triassic period?
no it lived in the pleistocene period.
The first epic of the Quaternary Period?
The first epoch of the Quaternary Period is the Pleistocene epoch.
What is the name of the current eon we live in today?
the current eon period is pleistocene period
Is Pleistocene epoch is the only glacial period for which evidence exists?
no
How would you describe the Pleistocene?
The Pleistocene is a geologic time period called an epoch. The Pleistocene began about 1.8 million years ago and ended only 10 thousand years ago.
Which of the following is NOT an epoch in the Quaternary period A Paleocene B Pleistocene C Pliocene D none of the above?
Every epoch apart from the Pleistocene and Holocene.
Did dinosaurs live in the Pleistocene period?
Most paleontologists count birds as dinosaurs, so in that sense, yes as there were Pleistocene birds. Other than birds, no. All non-avian dinosaurs died out at the end of the Cretaceous period more than 60 million years before the beginning of the Pleistocene.
What is pliestocene?
If you mean "pleistocene" then it is the period of time from 1.8 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene for more information.
What period did human ancestors first appear?
Humans first appeared during the Quanternary Period which includes the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
What period did human ancestors first appear in?
Humans first appeared during the Quanternary Period which includes the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
Why is the pleistocene epoch called the ice age?
Because in this period, there was ice all over the world.
