Pleistocene
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The Pleistocene is the geological epoch that lasted from c. 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in
Evolution of temperature in the Post-Glacial period at the very end of the Pleistocene, according to Greenland ice cores
Various schemes for subdividing the Pleistocene
Pleistocene of Northern Spain, including woolly mammoth, cave lions eating a reindeer, horses, and woolly rhinoceros
Pleistocene of South America, including Megatherium and two Glyptodon
Panthera spelaea
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Panthera spelaea, commonly known as the cave lion, is an extinct Panthera species that was native to Eurasia and northwest North America during the Pleistocene epoch. Genetic analysis of ancient DNA h
Cave lion skull exhibited in the Muséum de Toulouse, France
Cave lions and bison depicted in the Chauvet Cave, France
Size comparison of various specimens attributed to the P. spelaea/fossilis lineage spanning from the early Middle Pleistocene (1) to the end of the Late Pleistocene (5) showing great level of size variation and decline in overall body size through time. Scale bar for skulls = 10 cm (3.9 in)