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holocene::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | holocene epoch, recent, recent epoch |
Examples of holocene
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Holocene global climate appears to be quite stable and reacts linearly to forcing.
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Most scientists consider a volcano active if it has erupted in holocene times.
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Holocene marine fossils are known from Vermont, Quebec, Ontario and Michigan.
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Holocene climate variability in the Levant from the Dead Sea pollen record.
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Holocene carbon emissions as a result of anthropogenic land cover change.
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Holocene delta evolution and sediment discharge of the Mekong River, southern Viet Nam.
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Early holocene domestic dog burials from the North AmericanMidwest.
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Archaeology and holocene sand dune stratigraphy on Chatham Island.
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Holocene is definitely one of the highlights though.
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- Approximately the last 10,000 years
- The Holocene is a geological epoch which began approximately 12,000 years ago (10 000 14C years ago). According to traditional geological thinking, the Holocene continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. ...
- The current geological period, currently about 10,000 years long.
- The post-glacial period, beginning about 10,000 B.P.
- Refers to a period of time between the present and 10,000 years before present. Applied to rocks or faults, this term indicates the period of rock formation or the time of most recent fault slip. Faults of this age are commonly considered active.
- The geologic time period beginning about 11,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age and characterized by the development of human civilizations.
- The present geological epoch is an 'interglacial' beginning with the end of the most recent ice age about 10,000 ya. The Holocene was preceded by the Pleistocene epoch which was dominated by cycles of glaciation - the ice ages. ...
- An alternative term for the Recent epoch.
- The present epoch of the Cenozoic era, after the Pleistocene epoch; the series of rocks formed during this epoch. [AHDOS]
