The Pleistocene 1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago This mammoth, found in deposits in Russia, was one of the largest land mammals of the Pleistocene, the time period that spanned from 1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago. Pleistocene biotas were extremely close to modern ones -- many genera and even species of Pleistocene conifers, mosses, flowering plants, insects, mollusks, birds, mammals, and others ...

Most recent forms of mammals evolved during the Pleistocene (Pleisto - most; cene - recent) Epoch. &nbsp A dramatic event of this time period was the last Ice Age. &nbsp The Pleistocene Epoch also was the last time that a great diversity of mammals lived in North America, including mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths, several llama-like camels, and tapirs. &nbsp And it was the last epoch native ...