glacial period

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any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface

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the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene Source: Internet

A year later, Agassiz raised the hypothesis of a great glacial period that would have had long-reaching general effects. Source: Internet

During the last glacial period the sea-level has fluctuated 20–30 m as water was sequestered, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. Source: Internet

During a glacial period cold-adapted organisms spread into lower latitudes, and organisms that prefer warmer conditions become extinct or are squeezed into lower latitudes. Source: Internet

DNA analysis indicated that each lake was colonized independently, presumably by a marine ancestor, after the last glacial period. Source: Internet

Due to the favorable climate of the location, people lived there about 50,000 years ago during the last glacial period, as burial sites show from this era. Source: Internet

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