During the Ice Age, not only was the landscape of the Earth drastically different from what it is today, but so were the animals you'd find walking along side our ancestors. Just a few thousand years ago the world was filled with megafauna, or giant animals, and every continent held a collection of unique species unlike anything that remains alive in modern times.
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Some more links:
https://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/research-projects/i/57/3357.html
https://news.umich.edu/tropical-rain-forest-thrived-throughout-last-ice-age/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160624100233.htm
https://www.britannica.com/science/tundra/Biological-productivity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum#/media/File:Last_Glacial_Maximum_Vegetation_Map.svg
