Holocene
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| Holocene |
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| 11,000 yrs - present |
| Epoch: Cenozoic |
| Period: Quaternary |
| Preceded by Pleistocene |
The Holocene is the second and final epoch of the Quaternary period of the Geological timescale. The Pleistocene covers the interval 11 thousand years ago to the present. Many consider the current Holocene epoch as only the current interglacial event and implying a return of ice age conditions or glacial advance in the future. Even though 99% of human history occured during the Pleistocene, all of record history occured during the last half of the Holocene.
See also: Geological timescale.
