glacial
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“That’s older than the iconic cave paintings in Europe and even older than the Last Glacial Maximum, when vast ice sheets covered much of the northern hemisphere,” the scientists report.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024
Instead, the new study focused on a period 21,000 years ago, known as the Last Glacial Maximum, when Earth was on average 6 degrees Celsius cooler than today.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
Most modern geologists believe the water came from Glacial Lake Missoula in western Montana, which was roughly half the size of Lake Michigan.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024
Much more recently we’ve had several ice ages; the Last Glacial Maximum was about 20,000 years ago.
From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023
Various supposed indications of his presence in “Inter-glacial” Glacial, Pliocene, and even Miocene deposits have proved on examination to be unreliable.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William
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