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Explain how the ice ages affected animal life during the Cenozoic era?

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During the Cenozoic Era, dramatic changes in climate have occurred. As temperatures decreased during the ice ages, new species that were adapted to life in cooler climates appeared. Mammals became the dominant life-form and underwent many changes.
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