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The 127 pages that link to Pleistocene, each with the reason it gives.

• PlioceneRelated: Its start marks the Pliocene’s end and the onset of repeated glaciations.

• LoessRelated: Much of the world's thick loess accumulated during Pleistocene climate swings.

• PaleolithicRelated: Most of the Paleolithic unfolded during the Pleistocene’s changing climates.

• Carpathian MountainsRelated: Its cold periods shaped high-elevation Carpathian landscapes.

• Ice sheetRelated: Repeated Pleistocene cycles expanded and retreated major Northern Hemisphere ice sheets.

• Ice ageRelated: It contains most of the recent ice age's alternating glacial and interglacial stages.

• Glacial erraticRelated: Many erratic distributions record ice-sheet movements during this epoch.

• ThylacineRelated: Fossils trace thylacines across changing Pleistocene environments in Australia and New Guinea.

• Cape Floristic RegionRelated: Repeated climate shifts altered habitats and influenced plant persistence and diversification.

• Insular dwarfismRelated: Many famous island dwarf mammals lived during this epoch.

• InterglacialRelated: Most recent interglacial cycles occurred during this epoch.

• Java ManRelated: Many Java Homo erectus fossils come from Pleistocene deposits.

• CaryaRelated: Glacial cycles reshaped the ranges of temperate trees, including North American Carya populations.

• IsoetesRelated: Glacial history shaped distributions and refuges of northern aquatic quillworts.

• Ground slothRelated: Several of the best-known ground sloths lived during this epoch.

• Homo ergasterRelated: Homo ergaster lived during the early Pleistocene, amid major climatic shifts.

• GigantopithecusRelated: Gigantopithecus blacki survived into this epoch before disappearing.

• ThylacoleoRelated: Thylacoleo carnifex lived in Australia during this epoch.

• Wild Bactrian camelRelated: Fossils and genetic evidence place camelid history in the context of major Pleistocene changes.

• Cave hyenaRelated: The cave hyena lived during this epoch.

• DeinotheriidaeRelated: African deinothere fossils extend the family's record into this epoch.

• Greater Sunda IslandsRelated: Glacial sea-level lows repeatedly connected western islands across exposed continental shelf.

• Japanese PaleolithicRelated: Most of the period unfolded amid Pleistocene climate shifts and changing sea levels.

• MegalaniaRelated: Megalania lived in Australia during this epoch.

• Milutin MilankovićRelated: Its recurring glaciations became the principal record against which orbital pacing was tested.

• NotoungulataRelated: Notoungulates survived into this epoch before their final extinction.

• TeratornithidaeRelated: Many familiar North American teratornithid fossils come from this epoch.

• ToxodonRelated: Toxodon survived into this epoch before becoming extinct.

• Adam's BridgeRelated: Sea-level changes during this epoch are relevant to proposed formation histories.

• ArctodusRelated: Arctodus lived during this epoch, when changing climates shaped North American habitats.

• ChalicotheriidaeRelated: Some chalicothere fossils indicate survival into the early Pleistocene.

• Chott el DjeridRelated: Earlier, wetter episodes in the region are associated with major changes in inland lakes and drainage.

• MegalonyxRelated: Megalonyx jeffersonii lived during this epoch in North America.

• PeccaryRelated: Extinct peccary relatives lived across parts of North America during this epoch.

• Scărișoara CaveRelated: Ice in the cave preserves evidence relevant to late Quaternary climate history.

• StegodontidaeRelated: Some stegodont populations survived into this epoch in Asia.

• TitanisRelated: Titanis fossils extend into the early Pleistocene, beyond its Pliocene record.

• VombatiformesRelated: Many prominent extinct vombatiforms are known from Pleistocene deposits.

• Glacier PeakRelated: Glacier Peak’s older volcanic structure formed amid the glacial cycles of this epoch.

• GomphothereRelated: Some gomphothere lineages survived into this epoch before becoming extinct.