At the height of the last ice age, northern portions of Alaska and the Yukon Territory were covered with an arid yet productive grassland that would have supported an abundance of large grazing mammals, according to a new analysis of fossils from the region.
Botanical species in this ancient ecosystem included sagebrush, bluegrass, sedges, and herbs.
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