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Ice ages; megafauna; Homo sapiens (2.6 Ma-present).
2.58 Ma – Present · 2.58 Ma duration
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Quaternary Period 2
2.58 Ma – 0.012 MaPleistocene Ice AgesRepeated glacial cyclesGlacials and interglacials driven by Milankovitch cycles; ice sheets cover North America and Europe.
0.3 Ma – presentHomo sapiensModern humans evolveAnatomically modern Homo sapiens appears in Africa, eventually spreading to every continent.