Geologic Framework and Glaciation of the Eastern Area
Late Pleistocene landscapes in glaciated eastern North America include changing ice margins, fluctuating lake and sea levels, and deglaciated physical settings that were inhabited by a variety of extinct (Rancholabrean) fauna. The glaciated East of North America consists of the mid-continent from Hu...
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ScholarWorks
2006
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/anthro_facpubs/72 https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/context/anthro_facpubs/article/1071/viewcontent/HillEasternLWEdit.pdf |
| Summary: | Late Pleistocene landscapes in glaciated eastern North America include changing ice margins, fluctuating lake and sea levels, and deglaciated physical settings that were inhabited by a variety of extinct (Rancholabrean) fauna. The glaciated East of North America consists of the mid-continent from Hudson Bay to south of the Great Lakes and extends eastward to the Atlantic coast. Glaciers were present along the Atlantic coast from southern New York north to Labrador. |
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