The time period between about 10,000 years before present and about 1,650,000 years before present As a descriptive term applied to rocks or faults, it marks the period of rock formation or the time of most recent fault slip, respectively Faults of Pleistocene age may be considered active though their activity rates are commonly lower than younger faults
Span of geological time that began 2 5 million years ago and closed at the end of the most recent Ice Age 10,000 years ago, during which the glaciers advanced and retreated and the human species evolved
The most recent ice age whose time period spanned from 1 8 million to 11,000 years ago This is the time in earth's history that humans evolved and spread throughout most of the world Pleistocene fossils are often abundant, well-preserved, and can be dated very precisely These fossils allow scientists to determine dramatic shifts in climates and temperatures For more information and graphics on ice ages: http: //www hartwick edu/geology/work/VFT-so-far/glaciers/glacier1 html
The glacial epoch preceding the Holocene, extending back from 10 000 years ago to about 1 8 to 2 million years ago The Pleistocene and Holocene epochs comprise the Quaternary period
The latest major geological epoch, colloquially known as the "Ice Age" due to the multiple expansion and retreat of glaciers (Ca 3,000,000-10,000 years BP)
The Ice Age(s) and period in the world's history that began about 1 6 to 2 million years ago and lasted until about 10,000 years ago During this time, much of the earth was covered in ice
the span of geological time preceding the Recent epochs, during which the human species evolved It began 2 5 million years ago and ceased with the end of the last Ice Age 10 000 years ago