The last Ice Age peaked about 20,000 years ago, after which the Earth again
began to warm. Fossil evidence shows that by about 15,000 years ago, Ice Age
people were roaming the plains and forests in North America, hunting enormous
mammals with stone-pointed spears. Most of those animals were extinct by about
10,000 years ago. Did changes in climate or over-hunting by man cause the demise
of Ice Age mammals? Scientists are still debating. Meanwhile, you can come face
to face with the fossils of a long-tusked American mas todon, a towering giant
ground sloth, a saber toothed cat poised to kill, a big horned bison, and dozens
of other Ice Age animals.
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| Giant Ground Sloth |
Saber Toothed Cat |
Big Horned Bison |
American Mastodon |