Pleistocene Division

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• Pleistocene Series — ▪ geology       worldwide division of rocks deposited during the Pleistocene Epoch (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). It overlies rocks from the Pliocene Epoch (5.3 to 1.6 million years ago) and is itself overlain by rocks of the Holocene Series;… …   Universalium

• Pleistocene — /ˈplaɪstəsin / (say pluystuhseen) adjective 1. relating to the earlier division of the Quaternary period or system (the glacial epoch or ice age). –noun 2. the epoch or series of the Quaternary that follows Pliocene and precedes the Holocene.… …  

• Elsterian Glacial Stage — ▪ Pleistocene deposits and time, northern Europe       major division of Pleistocene deposits and time in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 2,500,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Elsterian followed the… …   Universalium

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