Holocene Epoch
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The Holocene Epoch is a period in Geochronology, the current epoch.[1][2][3] The Holocene's beginning, 11,500 years ago, marked the retreat of the last continental glaciers.
The Pleistocene, the epoch that preceded the Holocene was marked by a series of continent spanning glaciers, that lasted 2 million years. These two epoches make up the Quaternary Period.[4]
Sea levels rose approximately 35 meters during the Holocene, as the glaciers melted.[5][4]
References
- ↑ Ben M. Waggoner. The Holocene Epoch, Berkeley, 1996-01-17. Retrieved on 2024-02-16.
- ↑ Jonathan Amos. Welcome to the Meghalayan Age a new phase in history, BBC News, 2018-07-18. “We currently live in what is called the Holocene Epoch, which reflects everything that has happened over the past 11,700 years - since a dramatic warming kicked us out of the last ice age.”
- ↑ Holocene epoch, BBC News. Retrieved on 2024-02-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holocene Epoch - Geography Notes for UPSC!, 2022-07-22. Retrieved on 2024-02-16.
- ↑ Louise Gray. England is sinking while Scotland rises above sea levels, according to new study, The Daily Telegraph, 2009-10-07. mirror