pleistocene

IPA: pɫˈaɪstʌsin

(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.

Examples of "pleistocene" in Sentences

The Pleistocene is part of the Quaternary.
What happened to pleistocene in the region
They couldn't find any fossils in the Pleistocene.
Not a thing in the room existed in the pleistocene.
Classification of the pleistocene of California is unique.
It lived in the Pleistocene and survived into the Holocene.
It is considered to be in the middle of the Pleistocene epoch.
Many of these would disappear before the start of the pleistocene.
The date labeled for the end of the Pleistocene is simply ridiculous.
The upper boundary was set at the start of the Pleistocene glaciations.
The repeated glaciations of the Pleistocene were caused by the same factors.
Lessovo-ledovaya formatsia Vostochnoi Sibiri v pozdnem pleistocene i golocene.
Solar radiation, the source of all global warming, has varied by 15% during the pleistocene.
- glacial und fluvioglacial alluvial deposits, moraines and sediments in the pleistocene, that is, recent glaciation of the Andes.
The linework for the aformentioned deliniations was derived from pleistocene forest refugia proposed by Prance and on regions of butterfly endemism.
Megafauna extinction: A paleoeconomic theory of human overkill in the pleistocene [An article from: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization] by E. Bulte
And if that doesn't work, go for the political jugular: Governor Jindal, does this mean Louisiana science teachers can incorporate John McCain's first-hand account of pleistocene-era hominids into their lesson plans on evolution?