An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.31

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The climate during the Pleistocene was at times more warm and humid and at other times much drier and cooler than today. The existence of such widely diverse phenomena gave rise to profusion of large and varied fauna. However this magnificent assemblage of animals was not totally indigenous to India. Progressive groups possibly of local origin were the primates, many giraffe-like forms, musk-deer, goats, buffaloes, bovids and pigs.