The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago

The above picture, from a mural by R.G. Larson in the Illinois State Museum, shows an artist's conception of how much of the midwestern United States might have looked approximately 16,000 years ago.

This reconstruction is based on the work of many different types of scientists who study various aspects of past environments

Find out more about the environments, plants and animals of the midwestern US at that time.

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