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To: blam

Thoudands of years ago in the Pleostocene?


85 posted on 03/25/2011 4:18:22 AM PDT by aruanan
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"The Pleistocene (pronounced /ˈplaɪstəsiːn/) is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 12,000 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek πλεῖστος (pleistos "most") and καινός (kainos "new")."

"The Pleistocene Epoch follows the Pliocene Epoch and is followed by the Holocene Epoch. The Pleistocene is the first epoch of the Quaternary Period or 6th epoch of the Cenozoic Era.[1] The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the retreat of the last continental glacier. It also corresponds with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology."

86 posted on 03/25/2011 4:27:51 AM PDT by blam
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