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Holocene

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Holocene
of, denoting, or formed in the second and most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, which began 10 000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene
Holocene [′hō·lə‚sēn]
(geology)
An epoch of the Quaternary Period from the end of the Pleistocene, around 10,000 years ago, to the present. Also known as Postglacial; Recent.
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The findings are based on a detailed analysis of the thickest Holocene sediment core yet drilled in the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Comparing Modern and Holocene Systems Historically, Lunz (1938) was one of the first scientist to address the differences in size between modern C.
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The sediment cover consists of till and glaciolacustrine clay overlain by Holocene lake deposits.
Ostracod assemblages indicating a low water level episode of Lake ... by Niinemets, Eve; Hang, Tiit / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
 
 
 
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