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Earth's ice-age blockbuster, starring mammoths, glaciers, and the first humans who survived the cold open.
means The geological epoch from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, marked by repeated ice ages and giant mammals.
from From Greek pleistos, most, plus kainos, new — Charles Lyell's 1839 label meaning the era with the most recently living species.
Ice cyclesGlaciers advanced and retreated dozens of times.
MegafaunaMammoths, saber-tooths, and car-sized armadillos roamed.
Human debutOur species evolved and spread worldwide here.
Sea dropLocked ice lowered oceans roughly 120 meters.