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... Pleistocene . For almost a century it was believed that the Pleistocene epoch - often called the Ice Age in older literature - saw repeated expansions of ice sheets on the continents , with warm intervals during which the ice re- ceded ...
... Pleistocene . For almost a century it was believed that the Pleistocene epoch - often called the Ice Age in older literature - saw repeated expansions of ice sheets on the continents , with warm intervals during which the ice re- ceded ...
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... Pleistocene climates , though much remains to be done . Overall , the record shows that the entire epoch was char- acterized by fluctuating glacial ice volumes , which were associated with swings of global air temperatures and ...
... Pleistocene climates , though much remains to be done . Overall , the record shows that the entire epoch was char- acterized by fluctuating glacial ice volumes , which were associated with swings of global air temperatures and ...
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... Pleistocene climates . Uncertainties still abound , but a clear view of Pleistocene climate is now within reach . The epoch emerges as an interval of al- most 2,000,000 years , during which temperatures were usually below those normal ...
... Pleistocene climates . Uncertainties still abound , but a clear view of Pleistocene climate is now within reach . The epoch emerges as an interval of al- most 2,000,000 years , during which temperatures were usually below those normal ...
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