Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
|
| gptkbp:affectedContinents |
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Asia gptkb:Australia gptkb:Europe gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Pleistocene_Epoch
|
| gptkbp:beganIn |
about 2.6 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:volcanic_activity
changes in Earth's orbit greenhouse gas fluctuations variations in solar output |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
extensive glaciation
cold global temperatures |
| gptkbp:endDate |
about 11,700 years ago
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
ice cores
glacial moraines fossil records sediment layers |
| gptkbp:fauna |
mammoths
mastodons cave bears giant ground sloths saber-toothed cats dire wolves woolly rhinoceros |
| gptkbp:flora |
coniferous forests
grasslands tundra vegetation |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Holocene_Epoch
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Ice Age
|
| gptkbp:humanEvolution |
Denisovans existed
Homo sapiens emerged Neanderthals existed |
| gptkbp:landBridges |
gptkb:Doggerland
gptkb:Bering_Land_Bridge |
| gptkbp:lastGlacialMaximum |
about 20,000 years ago
|
| gptkbp:majorGlaciations |
at least four
|
| gptkbp:megafaunaExtinction |
occurred at the end
|
| gptkbp:notablePlace |
gptkb:Laurentide_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Patagonian_Ice_Sheet English Channel formation Great Lakes formation Scandinavian Ice Sheet |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
archaeologists
geologists paleoclimatologists |
| gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel |
lowered significantly
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dominaria
gptkb:Paul_Farley |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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