Pleistocene epoch

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geological epoch subdivision of the geologic time scale

The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Pleistocene	54
Pleistocene epoch canonical	14
Late Pleistocene	4
Pleistocene ice ages	3
Early Pleistocene	2
Pleistocene glaciation	2
Last Glacial Period	1
Last Interglacial (Eemian)	1
Middle Pleistocene	1
Pleistocene Epoch	1
Pleistocene series	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological epoch ⓘ subdivision of the geologic time scale ⓘ
associatedWith	development of human hunting and gathering ⓘ evolution of many modern mammal genera ⓘ expansion of grasslands ⓘ loess deposition in mid-latitudes ⓘ spread of steppe and tundra biomes ⓘ
characterizedBy	expansion of polar ice caps ⓘ growth and decay of mountain glaciers ⓘ large ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ repeated glacial cycles ⓘ sea-level fluctuations ⓘ widespread continental glaciation ⓘ
climate	alternating glacial and interglacial periods ⓘ generally cooler than present ⓘ
contains	multiple glacial stages ⓘ multiple interglacial stages ⓘ
definedBy	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
duration	approximately 2.57 million years ⓘ
endDefinedBy	end of the last glacial period ⓘ onset of Holocene warming ⓘ
endTime	about 11,700 years ago ⓘ
followedBy	Holocene ⓘ surface form: Holocene epoch
follows	Pliocene epoch ⓘ
geochronologicUnitOf	Quaternary period ⓘ surface form: Quaternary glaciation
majorEvent	Denisovan presence in Eurasia ⓘ Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions ⓘ Neanderthal evolution and extinction ⓘ appearance of Homo erectus outside Africa ⓘ appearance of Homo heidelbergensis ⓘ appearance of Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa ⓘ development of stone tool technologies ⓘ diversification of the genus Homo ⓘ evolution of anatomically modern humans ⓘ extinction of many large mammals ⓘ global dispersal of Homo sapiens ⓘ
notableGlaciation	Fennoscandian Ice Sheet ⓘ surface form: Fennoscandian Ice Sheet in northern Europe Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America ⓘ Patagonian Ice Fields ⓘ surface form: Patagonian Ice Sheet in South America
partOf	Cenozoic ⓘ surface form: Cenozoic era Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ surface form: Phanerozoic eon Quaternary period ⓘ
precededBy	Neogene period in a broader sense ⓘ
rockUnitEquivalent	Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pleistocene series
startTime	about 2.58 million years ago ⓘ
stratotypeRegion	Calabrian and related sections in Italy ⓘ
subdividedInto	Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Pleistocene Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Late Pleistocene Middle Pleistocene ⓘ

Referenced by (84)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pliocene epoch → followedBy → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

Mount Kilimanjaro → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Rano Kau → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Holocene → precededBy → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Cenozoic → contains → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene Epoch

Cenozoic → includesEvent → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene ice ages

Loess Hills → formedDuring → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

Yoldia Sea → formedAfter → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Last Glacial Period

Études sur les glaciers → mainTopic → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene glaciation

North German Plain → formedBy → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene glaciation

Great American Biotic Interchange between North and South America → continuedInto → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

subject surface form: Great American Biotic Interchange

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Pleistocene epoch → subdividedInto → Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Pleistocene

Pleistocene epoch → subdividedInto → Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Pleistocene

Pleistocene epoch → rockUnitEquivalent → Pleistocene epoch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene series

Quaternary period → contains → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Last Interglacial (Eemian)

Quaternary period → subdividedInto → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Pleistocene

Quaternary period → subdividedInto → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Pleistocene

Quaternary period → subdividedInto → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Pleistocene

La Brea Tar Pits → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Mount Cayley → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Carihuairazo → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Wisconsin glaciation → partOf → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Pleistocene

Wisconsin glaciation → geologicTimeScaleSeries → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Molokini Crater → age → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

Mount Kenya → lastEruption → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Middle Sister → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Broken Top → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Shira → hasAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Maui Nui → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Honolulu Volcanic Series → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Greenlandian → follows → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Pleistocene

Missoula floods → timePeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

Channeled Scablands → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Koko Head volcanic complex → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Walking with Beasts → setInPeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Bolt’s Farm → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Gondolin Cave → hasGeologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Oak Ridges Moraine → geologicalPeriodOfFormation → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Sajama → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Paranthropus robustus → geologicalEpoch → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Kohala → hasLastEruption → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Mount Sanford → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Naracoorte Caves National Park → containsFossilsFromPeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Zygomaturus → temporalRange → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Zygomaturus → geologicalEpoch → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Tremarctinae → extinctMembersTemporalRange → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Scarborough Bluffs → geologicalPeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Diprotodon → timePeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Nevado Tres Cruces → geologicalAge → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pleistocene

Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America → geologicPeriod → Pleistocene epoch ⓘ

subject surface form: Laurentide Ice Sheet

this entity surface form: Pleistocene