Last Glacial Period

Target entity: Last Glacial Period
Context triple: [Last Glacial Maximum, partOf, Last Glacial Period]

• A. Last Glacial Maximum
  The Last Glacial Maximum was the most recent period in Earth’s history when ice sheets reached their greatest extent, dramatically lowering sea levels and reshaping global climates and ecosystems.
• B. Saalian glaciation
  The Saalian glaciation was a major Middle Pleistocene ice age in northern Europe, during which extensive ice sheets covered large parts of the continent.
• C. Pleistocene epoch
  The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.
• D. Würm glaciation
  The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
• E. Gaskiers glaciation
  Gaskiers glaciation was a brief but intense Neoproterozoic ice age, occurring around 580 million years ago, that is associated with widespread glacial deposits and may have influenced early animal evolution.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Last Glacial Period
Target entity description: The Last Glacial Period was the most recent major ice age, spanning roughly 115,000 to 11,700 years ago, during which large ice sheets covered vast areas of North America, Europe, and Asia and global climates were significantly colder and drier than today.

• A. Last Glacial Maximum
  The Last Glacial Maximum was the most recent period in Earth’s history when ice sheets reached their greatest extent, dramatically lowering sea levels and reshaping global climates and ecosystems.
• B. Saalian glaciation
  The Saalian glaciation was a major Middle Pleistocene ice age in northern Europe, during which extensive ice sheets covered large parts of the continent.
• C. Pleistocene epoch
  The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.
• D. Würm glaciation
  The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
• E. Gaskiers glaciation
  Gaskiers glaciation was a brief but intense Neoproterozoic ice age, occurring around 580 million years ago, that is associated with widespread glacial deposits and may have influenced early animal evolution.
• F. None of above. chosen