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The following animals are commonly found in deposits from the last Ice Age (about 2 million to 11,000 years ago) in the southwestern United States, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. Follow the links to access resources about each animal.
Giant Ground Sloths Camel Horses
Paramylodon harlani Camelops hesternus Equus occidentalis
Megalonyx jeffersoni Equus sp.
Nothrotheriops shastensis
Saber-toothed cat Mammoth Mastodon
Smilodon fatalis Mammuthus columbi Mammut pacificus
Canis dirus Bison antiquus Panthera atrox
Gyraulus, Pupilla, Succinea Bufo, Pseudacris, Spea, Caudata Asio, Accipiter, Turdus, …
Augustynolophus morrisi
Invictarx zephyr
Dynamoterror dynasties
Endangered Animals
Species lists Threatened and Endangered Animals; Laws and Policies; CA’s 10 most endangered species
15 endangered California species; Fully protected animals;
Assessing the Causes of Late Pleistocene Extinctions on the Continent - journal article
Riverside Fairy Shrimp: Wikipedia NatureServe Explorer Riverside Fairy Shrimp Sample Page
Swainson’s Hawk: Cornell lab Audobon CA Fish and Wildlife Wikipedia
Armagosa Vole: Armagosa Conservancy Earth’s Endangered Creatures CA Fish and Wildlife Wikipedia
Young Hedgehog: Hedgehog street European hedgehog endangered (YouTube) Live Science BBC
Golden Eagle: Cornell Lab Audobon Wikipedia Bald Eagle Info
Tricolored Blackbird: American Bird Conservancy LA Times Tricolored Blackbird Portal NPR Wikipedia
Bumblebee: AgNet KCRA CA Fish and Wildlife Xerces
