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Because in this period, there was ice all over the world.
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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.
Did ice age occur during the Mesozoic era?
No, the most well-known Ice Age was in the Cenozoic Era, during the Pleistocene epoch.
How long ago was the holocene?
The Pleistocene Epoch, known as the last ice age, began 1.8 million-years ago and lasted until about 11,700-years ago. During this time, ice covered huge parts of the Earth. Homo sapiens evolved during the Pleistocene Epoch, and by the end of the era were found in all corners of the Earth.
Which continents was not covered by ice during the pleistocene ice age?
Australia was one continent not covered by ice during the Pleistocene Ice Age. Africa is another continent not covered during this time.
Which part of the geologic time scale represents the time of the most recent Ice Age?
The last period of glaciation occurred in the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period, ending around 10,000 years ago.
Why is the pleitocene epoch is called ice age?
The Pleistocene is called the Ice Age because the beginning of that epoch was the start of the present Ice Age, about 2.58 million years ago.
What is another name for the last Ice Age?
The Pleistocene epoch
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.
What does the term Ice Age mean when it is capitalized?
Some also say: ice age = all of the ice ages (a general name). Ice Age = Pleistocene Glacial Epoch.
What is a common used synonym for the ice age?
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_Earth
What is despotional landform?
Many now-familiar glacial landforms were created by the movement of huge sheets of ice called continental glaciers during the Pleistocene Epoch (more commonly called the Ice Age.)
What types of plants lived during the Pleistocene epoch?
Some of the plants that were living in the Pleistocene Age (Ice Age) are: -Grasses -Shrubs -Conifer Trees -Mosses -Flowering Plants -Lichen
What is the name commonly use as a synonym for the Ice Age?
cold period, glacial period
Common name for the pleistocene era?
The Pleistocene epoch occurred between 1.6 million to 11,000 years ago. It is known as the ice age, because large sheets of ice covered much of the earth.
Did ice age occur during the Mesozoic era?
No, the most well-known Ice Age was in the Cenozoic Era, during the Pleistocene epoch.
How long ago was the holocene?
The Pleistocene Epoch, known as the last ice age, began 1.8 million-years ago and lasted until about 11,700-years ago. During this time, ice covered huge parts of the Earth. Homo sapiens evolved during the Pleistocene Epoch, and by the end of the era were found in all corners of the Earth.
What era did the ice age started?
The Ice Age started in the Pleistocene era.
