Pleistocene
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The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 12,000 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek πλεῖστος (pleistos "most") and καινός (kainos "new").
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See also
- Abbassia Pluvial
- Geologic time scale
- Glacial history of Minnesota
- Ice age
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- Mousterian Pluvial
- Paleontological Museum in Tocuila
- Pleistocene megafauna
- Pleistocene Park
- Terasecond and longer
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