Pleistocene

The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale, usually dated as 1.8-1.6 million to 10,000 years before present, with the end date expressed in radiocarbon years. It covers most of the latest period of repeated glaciation, up to and including the Younger Dryas cold. The end of the Younger Dryas has been dated to about 9600 BC (11550 calendar years BP).

Related Topics:
Epoch - Geologic timescale - Radiocarbon year - Glaciation - Younger Dryas

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The GSSP for the start of the Pleistocene is in a reference section at Virca in Italy that has unresolved dating ambiguities.

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GSSP - Italy

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The Pleistocene follows the Pliocene epoch and is followed by the Holocene epoch. The Pleistocene is the third epoch of the Neogene period or 6th epoch of the Cenozoic era.

Related Topics:
Pliocene - Holocene - Neogene - Cenozoic - Era

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The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology.

Related Topics:
Paleolithic - Archaeology

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