Definisjon av Pleistocene

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Noun

Pleistocene - from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
Pleistocene epoch, Glacial epoch
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Pleistocene - Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 1. 7 million to 11,000 years ago; marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.

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  • The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2.588 million to 12,000 years BP covering the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek πλεῖστος (pleistos "most") and καινός (kainos "new"). The Pleistocene Epoch follows the Pliocene Epoch and is followed by the Holocene Epoch.

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  • Pleistocene
    An epoch of the Quaternary Period characterized by several glacial ages.

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