Holocene

Summary

Holocene is an epoch^[1]. Holocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Holocene's instance of is recorded as epoch^[3].
• Holocene's instance of is recorded as series^[4].
• Holocene followed Pleistocene^[5].
• Holocene is part of Quaternary^[6].
• Holocene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[7].
• Holocene's Commons category is recorded as Holocene^[8].
• Holocene's said to be the same as is recorded as current interglacial^[9].
• Holocene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FEEBD2^[10].
• Holocene comprises Greenlandian^[11].
• Holocene comprises Northgrippian^[12].
• Holocene comprises Meghalayan^[13].
• Holocene began on 9701 BC^[14].
• Holocene's significant event is recorded as Iron Age Cold Epoch^[15].
• Holocene's significant event is recorded as Middle Bronze Age Cold Epoch^[16].
• Holocene's significant event is recorded as Medieval Warm Period^[17].
• Holocene's significant event is recorded as Holocene climatic optimum^[18].
• Holocene's IPA transcription is recorded as /ˈhɒl.əsiːn/^[19].
• Holocene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Holocene^[20].
• Holocene's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Holocene's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Holocene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Holocene's partially coincident with is recorded as Flandrian interglacial^[24].
• Holocene's named by is recorded as Paul Gervais^[25].
• Holocene's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include epoch^[3] and series^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Greenlandian^[11], a stage^[27]; Northgrippian^[12], a stage^[28]; and Meghalayan^[13], a stage^[29]. Part of include Quaternary^[6], a system^[30] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[7].

Influence

Things named for Holocene include Holocene calendar^[31], a calendar system^[32], founded in 1993^[33].

Why It Matters

Holocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Holocene is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Holocene include Holocene calendar^[31], a calendar system^[32], founded in 1993^[33].