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The Quaternary is the most recent geological time period, which started 1.67 to 2.4 million years ago depending on the area studied. The Quaternary is part of the Cenozoic ("new life") Era, along with the Tertiary Period. The Quaternary Period includes recent time (the last 11,000 years ago, since the last ice age) which is called the Holocene and the Pleistocene Epoch.
There is currently much debate as to how long the Quaternary period is. There are considerations into re-classifying the Quaternary as it is "technically" too short to be considered a geological age. But this is a matter of much conjecture at the moment.
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∙ 18y agoThe Quaternary Period covers the span of time from over one and a half million years ago to the present day. Although this may seem like an extraordinary length of time, it is actually a very short period in the context of the age of Gaia. This period saw the current ice age, the rise of man, and the extinction of most of the mammalian megafauna
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The Quaternary Period had snow covering over 30 percent of the earth and modern plants and oceans
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The first epic of the Quaternary Period?
The first epoch of the Quaternary Period is the Pleistocene epoch.
When did the Quaternary Period begin and end?
We are in the Quaternary period now (Holocene Epoch). So it hasn't ended yet.
What happend before the quaternary period that impacted life in the quaternary period?
That's When The Human race appeared
What Eon was the Quaternary Period in?
Phanerozoic.
was the hippo in the quaternary period?
Since that period is ' to the present, ' yes.
Is the neogene apart of quaternary?
The Neogene Period is not a part of the Quaternary Period. The Quaternary Period occurred right after the Neogene Period. The Neogene is divided into two, Miocene and the Pliocene epochs.
The first epic of the Quaternary Period?
The first epoch of the Quaternary Period is the Pleistocene epoch.
What period is it?
Currently we are in the Quaternary period.
When did the Quaternary Period begin and end?
We are in the Quaternary period now (Holocene Epoch). So it hasn't ended yet.
What happend before the quaternary period that impacted life in the quaternary period?
That's When The Human race appeared
Is the Quaternary Period considered part of the Cenozoic era?
Yes. The Quaternary Period is part of the late Cenozoic.
What period is it now?
Currently we are in the Quaternary period.
Which period on the geological time scale are we currently living?
We are living in the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period in the Cenozoic Era of geologic time.
What are main things travelers might like to see in the quaternary period?
what will you might see in the quaternary period
What period is before the quaternary?
the period is teritary the period after dinosaurs
What was the climate like during the quaternary time?
It was cold in the Quaternary time period
What period are you current living in?
Humans currently live in the Holocene stage. This is part of the Quaternary period, and the Quaternary is a part of the Cenozoic era. The Quaternary began 2.588 million years ago.
