*Note: The beginning point of the Pleistocene was officially set to the start of the Gelasian Age, 2.588 million years ago, on 29 June 2009 (see ICS forum).
The world, Pleistocene, Last Glacial Maximum, 0.018 Ma (18000 years ago), PALEOMAP Project
Pleistocene glacial map of the north polar region, John S. Schlee, U.S. Geological Survey
Maximum ice extent at the Last Glacial Maximum, Quaternary Paleoenvironments Group, Cambridge University
North America, Pleistocene Glacial period, 0.026 Ma (26000 years ago), Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America, NAU
North America Pleistocene Ice Sheet, John S. Schlee, U.S. Geological Survey
North America Pleistocene Ice Sheet, Pleistocene Mountain Glaciation, Digital geology of Idaho
North America during the last 150000 years, Jonathan Adams, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Glacial Map of North Central United States, INQUA Commission on Glaciation
Glacier retreat maps, Illinois State Museum
Pleistocene map, western U.S., About.com Geography
Deglaciation of North America, Quicktime movie, Dept of Earth Science, UC Santa Barbara
Modelled deglaciation of North America, Lev Tarasov, Memorial University
Europe, areas covered with glacial ice during the Pleistocene
Pleistocene, Palæos
Palæos articles on specific Pleistocene ages:
Gelasian, Calabrian, Ionian, Late
Pleistocene, Wikipedia
The Pleistocene Epoch, University of California Museum of Paleontology
The Quaternary, the Paleontology Portal
The Pleistocene, Smithsonian Natioanl Museum of Natural History
Geologic Time Table, Seafriends
See general sources above.
Pleistocene Glacial Events, Smithsonian Natioanl Museum of Natural History
Wikipedia glaciation articles from general to specific:
Ice age, Quaternary glaciation, last glacial period, Last Glacial Maximum
Pleistocene glacial and interglacial periods in North America:
Pre-Illinoian Stage (11 glacial periods), Illinoian Stage (glacial), Sangamonian Stage (interglacial), Last glacial period (Wisconsinan, Fraser, and Pinedale glaciations).
Pleistocene ice sheets:
Laurentide ice sheet (North America), Cordilleran ice sheet (North America), Greenland ice sheet (North America, still present), Innuitian ice sheet (North America), Patagonian ice sheet (South America), Antarctic ice sheet (Antarctica), Eurasian (Scandinavian) ice sheet (Europe and Asia),
Extinct animal bestiary, mostly Pleistocene, American Museum of Natural History
Pleistocene Extinctions, University of Wisconsin Steven's Point
Global Pleistocene Plant Communities, Brian M. Fagan, Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara
A Pleistocene Bestiary, Brian M. Fagan, Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara
Ice Age Paleoecology, Scott Elias
Page Museum, La Brea tar pits, Los Angeles, The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
La Brea tar pits, University of California Museum of Paleontology
Pleistocene megafauna, Wikipedia
Pleistocene mammals category, Pleistocene birds category, Pleistocene fish category, Pleistocene reptiles category, Hominina category (human species), Wikipedia
Quaternary extinction event, Wikipedia
Fossils From Pleistocene Lake Manix, California, Fossils In Death Valley National Park
Land of the Mammoth, Discovery Channel
Paleogeographic and other events to be added soon. Check back in a few days. [Mr. Varner, 25 March]
© 2009, Mr. Varner.
