when did the quaternary period begin and end
Quaternary Quaternary ( /kwəˈtɜːrnəri/) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).[5] It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present.[5] The Quaternary Period is divided into two epochs: the Pleistocene (2.588 million years ago to 11.7 thousand years ago) and the Holocene (11.7 thousand years ago to today).[5] The informal term "Late Quaternary" refers to the past 0.5–1.0 million years.[6]
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Holocene The Holocene ( /ˈhɒləˌsiːn, ˈhoʊ-/)[2][3] is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 years before present, after the last glacial period.[4] The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene[5] together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1, and is considered by some to be an interglacial period.
Neogene The Pliocene Epoch is subdivided into 2 ages: