Holocene
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Periods | Quaternary |
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Ages | Greenlandian |
Northgrippian | |
Meghalayan | |
Celesti bodi | Earth |
Chronolog unit | Epoch |
Lower boundari definit | Younger Dryas |
Lower boundari gssp | NGRIP2 |
Greenland | |
Lower gssp ratifi | 2008 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 4045636 |
About Holocene
The Holocene is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 9,700 years before the Common Era. It follows the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period.