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A period in human developement. Humans developed stone tools and wooden axes.
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Climate includes repeated glacial cycles.
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The best-developed deposits are found in Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas.
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Cycle: ice age of about 100,000 years with warmer periods of 10,000-15,000 years in between.
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The Cromer Forest Beds, in England, were formed.
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Fauna from this time period was diverse, including mammoths, musk-oxen, and moose.
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Including developements in human technology such as farming and domesticated animals.
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Made up of the North American Pre-Illinoian A, Early Illinoian, and Late Illinoian glaciations. The picture shows glacial terraces located by a tributary to the Ohio River. (b) is formed by outwash of the Illinoian Glacial Stage.
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The global climate was so warm that forests grew in the Arctic Circle.
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These were 10-foot tall, 1200-pound apes who lived in southeast Asia.
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Most recent major advance of the North American Laurentide ice sheet; made major changes to North American geography.
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After the end of the most recent ice age. Megafauna had adapted to the cold climate.
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Warming period begins after last ice age. Earth's continents moved to look like they look today.
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Continues today. The temperature is expected to decline in the future, following the cycle of past ice ages. This process will probably be delayed by global warming.
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Lived in America.
