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The Holocene (/ ˈ h ɒ l. ə s iː n,-oʊ-, ˈ h oʊ. l ə-,-l oʊ-/) [2] [3] is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago. [4] It follows the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. [4] The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene [5] together form the Quaternary period.
25 paź 2024 · Holocene Epoch, younger of the two formally recognized epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period and the latest interval of geologic time, covering approximately the last 11,700 years of Earth’s history.
Holocen (stgr. ὅλος „wszystek” + καινός „nowy”), dawniej aluwium (łac. alluere „obmywać, oblewać”) – najmłodsza, trwająca współcześnie epoka geologiczna. Jako jej początek przyjmuje się rok 11 700 b2k (lub 11 650 BP; data radiowęglowa – 10,2 14. C tys. lat BP).
Holocene Epoch, formerly Recent Epoch, Latest interval of the Earth’s geologic history, dating from about 11,700 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch.
27 mar 2013 · The Holocene Epoch began 12,000 to 11,500 years ago at the close of the Paleolithic Ice Age and continues through today. As Earth entered a warming trend, the glaciers of the late...
To observe a Holocene environment, simply look around you! The Holocene is the name given to the last 11,700 years* of the Earth's history — the time since the end of the last major glacial epoch, or "ice age."
1 sty 2024 · The Holocene is the most recent, and current, interglacial in the numerous climatic (glacial–interglacial) cycles of the Quaternary. This warm episode in Earth’s history that followed the end of the last glacial and extends to the present day was formerly referred to as ‘Recent’ (Lyell, 1839) or ‘Post-Glacial’ (Forbes, 1846).
