Look up: Holocene

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   Holocene
   The Holocene meaning entirely recent in Greek) is the most recent epoch in geologic time , lasting from about 11,000 years ago until the present day (the time since the last Ice Age).
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   Holocene
   The most recent epoch of the Quaternary period , covering approximately the last 10,000 years.
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   Holocene
   [n] - approximately the last 10,000 years
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   Holocene
   The current geological time period that started about 10,000 years ago.
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   holocene
   geological era covering the period since the end of the last ice age Category: The cosmos
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   Holocene
   The `Holocene` epoch is a geological period, which began approximately 11,550 calendar years BP (about 9600 BC) and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Neogene and Quaternary periods. Its name comes from the Greek words (`holos`, whole or entire) and (`kainos`, new), meaning `entirely recent`. It has been identified with MIS 1 and can be considered an interglacial in the current ice age. The Holocene has also been referred to a...
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   Holocene
   An epoch of the Quaternary period, spanning the time from the end of the Pleistocene (8,000 years ago) to the present. It is named after the Greek words 'holos' (entire) and 'ceno' (new).
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