Here you can browse for animals from the Pleistocene epoch; typically defined as the time period that began about 1.8 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago. Subcategories. Animals unique to the Pleistocene include cave bears (short-faced bears), mammoths and mastodons (relatives of modern elephants), saber-toothed cats with fangs as long as swords, ferocious dire wolves, huge ground sloths, and relatives of armadillos called Glyptodons, which were the size of a Volkswagon Beetle. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. These are animals from the Pleistocene epoch. Around 10,000 years ago, the species of primate called Homo sapiens became the primary carnivores on land and developed civilizations. D&D Beyond Prehistoric animals of the Pleistocene epoch, existing between 2.58 million and 11.7 thousand years ago, during the early Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era. The Pleistocene is the last-named epoch of the Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to the present) and is the first epoch of the Quaternary period, which continues to this day. When the Pleistocene arrived, most of the magnificent animals of the Tertiary had been killed off by climate changes or were hunted to extinction. Pages in category "Pleistocene animals of North America" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. A few prehistoric animals still remained, such as the Woolly Mammoth, Smilodon, Glyptodon, Megatherium, and others. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. This list may not reflect recent changes (). Climate and Geography The end of the Pleistocene epoch (20,000 to 12,000 years ago) was marked by a global ice age, which led to the extinction of many megafauna mammals . The most recent Ice Age occurred then, as glaciers covered huge parts of the planet Earth.

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