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Nature Notes

The Ice Age in West Texas

By Marfa Public Radio

Published January 29, 2015 at 12:35 PM CST

li-620-ice-age-mammals — Mammoths vanished from West Texas about 13,000 years ago. (George Teichmann/Yukon government).

Mammoths, camels, ground sloths, bison, saber-toothed tigers, and dire wolves dominated the North American landscape during the most recent Ice Age, which ended 10,000 years ago. This week on Nature Notes, we explore how scientists learn about Ice Age West Texas, and what caused these animals to become extinct.