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ice age

[ahys ayj] / ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ /
NOUN
glacial period
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The spadefoot toad, or Spea labreae, is one of only two ice age amphibians to have been found in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Emily Lindsey, curator and excavation site director at the La Brea Tar Pits’ center, said the discovery of the ice age toad is an example of the ongoing discoveries being made at the museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Britain and north-west Europe would not be pushed back into an ice age, he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The return of humans to Britain after the last ice age provides scientists with an important opportunity to study how climate and environmental change influenced migration and survival.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

During the last ice age it experienced what geologists call a periglacial climate—a zone at the edge of an ice sheet characterized by frequent freeze-thaw cycles that fractured the rock.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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