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Ice Ages Dr. Andrew L. Kozlowski Dr. Robert S. Feranec Pleistocene A very recent time in Earths history associated with abrupt climatic shifts and glaciation of mid- latitude continents the Ice Age. Abbreviated Geologic time Holocene


  1. Ice Ages Dr. Andrew L. Kozlowski Dr. Robert S. Feranec

  2. Pleistocene – A very recent time in Earths history associated with abrupt climatic shifts and glaciation of mid- latitude continents “ the Ice Age”. Abbreviated Geologic time Holocene Epoch 11,600 Yr Bp - Present Quaternary Q Period Pleistocene Epoch 1.8 my-11,600 Yr Bp Cenozoic Era 66 million years Bp Mesozoic Era 245 million years Bp Paleozoic Era 570 million years Bp Precambrian Era

  3. Ice Sheets at Last Glacial Maximum From: Dyke (2002) THICKNESS OF THE ICE SHEETS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS 25,000 YEARS AGO COMPARED WITH MODERN SKYLINES 3300M 2100M 1250M 900M https://xkcd.com/1225/

  4. Glaciation of New York Former glacial margin in central New York

  5. Ice Ages Radiocarbon ages >50,000 yrs OSL Ages 47,000 yrs 52,000 yrs Peat = Interglacial or warm interval ~50,000 years ago Overlying till deposit indicates return to glaciation

  6. North American Biomes through Time >17,000 years ago @14,000 years ago @8,500 years ago Present day >17,000 years ago @15,500 years ago @14,000 years ago @10,000 years ago

  7. Jefferson’s Ground Sloth Stag Moose Megalonyx jeffersonii ( Cervalces scotti ) Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) Giant Beaver Flat-headed peccary ( Castoroides ohioensis ) ( Platygonus compressus )

  8. Radiocarbon Dating: The Cohoes Mastodon died some time between 12800 – 13100 years before present.

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