Lila was watching a movie called "Ice Age: Continental Drift". The movie is about three friends: a mammoth, a sloth, and a sabre-toothed tiger, who try to stay together when the continents start to drift apart. She is amazed to find out that this event actually occurred in the history of the Earth. What is the name of the period in which this event happened?

Pliocene

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Holocene

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Miocene

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Pleistocene

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Solution

The correct option is D Pleistocene
Pleistocene epoch is also known more commonly as the Ice Age. It began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago. This was also when the Homo Erectus spread all over the globe. The end of this epoch started the Holocene which we are currently living in.

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