Pleistocene
first epoch of the Quaternary Period
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Pleistocene
Summary
Pleistocene is an epoch[1]. Pleistocene ranks in the top 10% of epoch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Pleistocene's instance of is recorded as epoch[3].
- Pleistocene's instance of is recorded as series[4].
- Pleistocene followed Pliocene[5].
- Pleistocene was followed by Holocene[6].
- Pleistocene is part of Quaternary[7].
- Pleistocene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
- Pleistocene's Commons category is recorded as Pleistocene[9].
- Pleistocene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FFEFAF[10].
- Pleistocene comprises Gelasian[11].
- Pleistocene comprises Calabrian[12].
- Pleistocene comprises Chibanian[13].
- Pleistocene comprises Late Pleistocene[14].
- Pleistocene began on -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
- Pleistocene ended on 9701 BC[16].
- Pleistocene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pleistocene[17].
- Pleistocene's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- Pleistocene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- Pleistocene's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[20].
- Pleistocene's different from is recorded as plasticine[21].
- Pleistocene's named by is recorded as Charles Lyell[22].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include epoch[3] and series[4].
Use and Application
Components include Gelasian[11], an age[23]; Calabrian[12], an age[24]; Chibanian[13], an age[25]; and Late Pleistocene[14], an age[26]. Part of include Quaternary[7], a system[27] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
Why It Matters
Pleistocene ranks in the top 10% of epoch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month).[2] Pleistocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Pleistocene is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]