Quaternary Period
2.588M - Present
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Quaternary Period
2.588M - Present
Pleistocene Epoch
2.588 - 11,650 2,576,350
Gelasian Age 2.588 - 1.8 788,000
| 2? - 1627 2 Aurochs Asia, Europe, and North Africa |
| 2.3 - 1.5 .8 Homo habilis, thought to be ancestor of lankier & more sophisticated, Homo ergaster, which in turn gave rise to more human appearing species, Homo erectus. |
| 2.1 Huckleberry Ridge eruption |
  2 - 0 Indian jungle crow Corvus culminatus India Near threatened |
  2 - 0 Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 2ss C America Least concern |
  2 - 0 Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas, Ethiopia & Yemen, Least concern |
  2 - 0 Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus, Australia, Least concern |
  2 - 45,000 Thylacoleo carnifex Pouch lion Australia |
  2 - 11,000 Doedicurus clavicaudatus, Pestle tail, S America |
 _ Ancient Actinopterygii/13 Alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, USA, Late Miocene 2 m - Present Least concern.png)  _ Ancient Actinopterygii/13 Alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, USA, Late Miocene 2 m - Present Least concern.png) 2 - 0 Alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, USA, Least concern |
 _ Deers, antelopes and goats 🦌🐂/23 European bison Bison bonasus Poland Present Vulnerable.png)  _ Deers, antelopes and goats 🦌🐂/24 European bison Bison bonasus Poland 2 - Present Vulnerable.png) 2 - 0 European bison Bison bonasus Poland Vulnerable |
  2 - 0 Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens N Pacific Least concern |
 _ Deers, antelopes and goats 🦌🐂/12 Moose Alces alces Eurasia, Alaska and Canada Present Least Concern.png)  _ Deers, antelopes and goats 🦌🐂/12 Moose Alces alces Eurasia, Alaska and Canada 2 - Present Least Concern.png) 2 - 0 Moose Alces alces Eurasia, Alaska and Canada Least Concern |
 _ Sea lions and Musteloids 🦡/18 Sea otter Enhydra lutris N Pacific ocean Present Endangered.png)  _ Sea lions and Musteloids 🦡/18 Sea otter Enhydra lutris N Pacific ocean 2 - Present Endangered.png) 2 - 0 Sea otter Enhydra lutris N Pacific Endangered |
  2 - 0 Jamaican flightless ibis Xenibis xympithecus Jamaica |
  2 - 1400 Haast's eagle Hieraaetus moorei S New Zealand |
  2 - 0 Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 2 ss N America Least concern |
  2 - 0 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Australia Least concern |
 _ Canidae 🐶/9 Bush dog Speothos venaticus S America Present Near threatened.png)  _ Canidae 🐶/9 Bush dog Speothos venaticus S America 2 - Present Near threatened.png) 2 - 0 Bush dog Speothos venaticus S America Near threatened |
 _ Bears and seals 🐻/8 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus India 2 - Present Vulcerable.png)  _ Bears and seals 🐻/8 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus India 2 - Present Vulcerable.png) 2 - 0 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus India Vulnerable |
 _ Modern cats 🦁/14 Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Central and South America Present Least concern.png)  _ Modern cats 🦁/14 Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Central and South America 2 (2.41-1.1) - Present Least concern.png) 2 (2.41-1.1) - 0 Ocelot Leopardus pardalis C & S America Least concern |
| 2 Rio Grande entered Big Bend area since then, extensive erosion and downcutting have occurred. |
| 2 - 1 1 upper half of Zion Canyon carved upper half of the Great White Throne exposed 1 MYA and The Narrows were yet to form. |
  2 - 1500 North Island Giant Moa, Dinornis nov. N New Zealand |
| 2 - 9,000 Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis or Elephas mnaidriensis Species of elephant from Malta & Sicily closely related to modern Asian elephant. 90% body reduction compared to ancestral form with estimated shoulder height of 1.8m/5.9’, 1,000 kg/2,400lbs 90% body reduction compared to the ancestral form with an estimated shoulder height of about 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb) |
  2 - 0 Southern brown kiwi Apteryx australis S New Zealand |
 2 - 0 Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 2ss C America Least concern |
| 2 - 24,000 Palaeoloxodon namadicus or the Asian straight-tusked elephant, species India - Japan. Sri Lanka. 5.2 metres (17.1 ft) tall 22 tonnes (24.3 short tons) |
| 2 - 9,000 Cyprus dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes) 200 kg (440 lb) height of 1.40 m (4.59 ft). association with human artefacts at 13,000 to 11,000 year old Aetokremnos site on the southern coast of the island. |
| 2 - 9,000 Palaeoloxodon falconeri, pygmy elephant, Siculo-Maltese species derived from the straight-tusked elephant. adult male 96.5 cm (3 ft 2.0 in) height 305 kg (672 lb), female 80 cm (2 ft 7.5 in) height 168 kg (370 lb) |
| 2 long-tailed weasel North America |
| 2 stoat weasel Eastern Europe |
| 2 - 500,000 steppe polecat and black-footed ferret >< M. stromeri black-footed ferret's ancestor |
| 2 - 500,000 Mustela praenivalis ancestor of least weasel |
| 2 Glacier carving of Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark of Douglas County, Washington and nearby McNeil Canyon Haystack Rocks and Boulder Park natural landmarks contain excellent examples of Pleistocene glacial landforms. Carved volcanic rock made Eruptions were most vigorous from 17–14 million years ago In some areas north of the Grand Coulee they were as much as 3 km (10,000 feet) thick. |
| 2 - .1 1.9 Homo erectus Africa. Striking resemblance to modern humans, but had a brain about 74 percent of size of modern man. |
| 2 - 11,000 2 Doedicurus South America |
| 2 - .3 1.7 Gigantopithecus Yanliang, Central China |
| 2 - 46,000 1,954,000 Marsupial Lion Australia |
| 2 - 1930 2 Tasmanian Tiger Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea |
  17 Giant elephant bird Aepyyornis Madagascar Pleist 2 - 1000 copy |
 _ Bears and seals 🐻/13 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Arctic circle Pleistocene - Present Vulnerable.png)  _ Bears and seals 🐻/13 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Arctic circle Pleistocene 2 - Present Vulnerable.png) 13 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Arctic circle Pleistocene 2 - Present Vulnerable |
 _ Bears and seals 🐻/20 Baikal seal Pusa sibirica Baikal lake Russia Present Least concern.png)  _ Bears and seals 🐻/20 Baikal seal Pusa sibirica Baikal lake Russia 2 - Present Least concern.png) 20 Baikal seal Pusa sibirica Baikal lake Russia 2 - Present Least concern |
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Quaternary Period
2.588M - Present
Pleistocene Epoch
2.588 - 11,650 2,576,350
Gelasian Age 2.588 - 1.8 788,000
| Elephas hysudrindicus is a fossil elephant of the Pleistocene of Java and is anatomically distinct from the extant Asian elephant, E. maximus |
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Quaternary Period
2.588M - Present
Pleistocene Epoch
2.588 - 11,650 2,576,350
Gelasian Age 2.588 - 1.8 788,000
 _ Modern cats 🦁/19 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Africa 1.9 - Present vulnerable.png)  _ Modern cats 🦁/19 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Africa 1.9 - Present vulnerable.png) 19 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Africa 1.9 - Present vulnerable |
  5 Greater honeyguide Indicator indicator Subsaharian era 1.9 - Present Least concern.png |
| 1.9 Homo Rudolfensis. One skull found in Kenya |
  1.9 - 140 Homo erectus Upright man 10 ss, NE Africa, migration, Pleistocene |
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Quaternary Period
2.588M - Present
Pleistocene Epoch
2.588 - 11,650 2,576,350
Gelasian Age
2.588 - 1.8 788,000
| 1.816 - Pre-Pastonian Stage or Baventian Stage (from Easton Bavents in Suffolk), is the name for an early Pleistocene stage used in the British Isles. It precedes the Pastonian Stage and follows the Bramertonian Stage. |
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