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Huronian Ice Age
One of the most severe and longest ice ages. Named for evidence collected from Lake Huron. Caused by a build up of oxygen, oxidising the atmospheric methane. -
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Paleoproterozoic
2400 - 2100 Ma -
Cryogenian Ice Age
Glacial deposits indicate Earth suffered the most severe ice ages in history during this period.
Debate contests whether glaciations covered the entire planet. -
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Neoproterozoic
800 - 635 Ma -
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Dinosaurs
Increased warming. Hight amounts of CO2. -
Andrean-Saharan Ice Age
Affected the Andes mountains, Arabia, the central Sahara, the lower Amazon, and Western Africa. These areas were located in what is now Antarctica. -
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Paleozoic
450 - 420 Ma -
Karoo Ice Age
Named after the glacial tills found in the Karoo region of South Africe. It is believed to be caused by the evolution of land plants. This began a long term increase in oxygen levels which led to cooler summers. -
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Paleozioc
360 - 260 Ma -
Mass extinctions
Quick heating. Mass extinctions of plant and animal life. -
Quaternary Ice Age
The current and most well-known ice age.
Includes cycles of cooling and warming or glacial and interglacial periods. -
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Cenozoic
2.58 - Present Ma -
Last 10,000 years
interglacial phase. Rate of warming is faster than expected.