Pleistocene - Pleistocene

Japanese: 洪積世 - こうせきせい

〘noun〙 A division of geological time. It belongs to the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era and refers to the period from about 1.7 million years ago to 10,000 years ago. The temperature on Earth fluctuated significantly, with four glacial periods and three interglacial periods, and is called the Ice Age. Mammals such as mammoths flourished, and the first humans appeared. Nowadays, the term Pleistocene is generally used. Latest epoch.

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Japanese:

〘名〙地質時代の区分の一つ。新生代第四紀に属し、約一七〇万年前から一万年前までをいう。地球上の気温の高低が顕著で、四回の氷期と三回の間氷期が訪れ、氷河時代と呼ばれる。マンモスなどの哺乳類が栄え、はじめて人類が出現した。現在では、一般に更新世の語が用いられる。最新世。

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