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| ice age |
see "Pleistocene." [1/2 definitions] |
| interglacial |
a warm period between glaciations, esp. of the Pleistocene epoch. [1/2 definitions] |
| Java man |
a prehistoric human known from fossilized skeleton parts found in Java, thought to be from the late Pleistocene period; pithecanthropus. |
| Neanderthal |
designating an early form of human of the Pleistocene period. [1/3 definitions] |
| Nebraskan |
of or pertaining to the first Pleistocene glaciation period in North America. [2/4 definitions] |
| Pleistocene |
the Pleistocene Epoch, or the rock formations that date from that time; glacial epoch; ice age. [1/2 definitions] |
| postglacial |
existing in or happening after a period of widespread glaciation, esp. that of the Pleistocene epoch. |
| Rhodesian man |
an extinct primitive man of the late Pleistocene Era, whose skeletal remains, found in southern Africa, are similar to modern man except for a large skull and low, massive brow ridges. |
| saber-toothed tiger |
any of various large wild cats that became extinct in the Pleistocene period, characterized by long upper canine teeth. |
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