Ice Age Animals, California
Part of Hall of North American Mammals.
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San Jacinto Mountains, California
During the last ice age, California was well south of where the ice sheets stopped. Much of the ice-free land was cooler than today, and too dry for forest growth.
© AMNH/D. Finnin
© AMNH/D. Finnin