Geological Periods Flashcards

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Pleistocene (Geological period)

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Epoch from about 2 million to 10,000 years ago, characterised by the formation of widespread glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and by the appearance of humans.

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Quaternary (Geological period)

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The period which divided into two epochs: the Pleistocene and the Holocene.

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Holocene (Geological period)

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The epoch of geologic time from about 12,000 years ago to the present, beginning at the end of the last Ice Age and characterised by the development of human civilisations.

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