Quaternary
third and current period of the Cenozoic Era
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Quaternary
Summary
Quaternary is a system[1]. Quaternary ranks in the top 2% of system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Quaternary's instance of is recorded as system[3].
- Quaternary's instance of is recorded as period[4].
- 4 is named after Quaternary[5].
- Quaternary followed Neogene[6].
- Quaternary is part of Cenozoic[7].
- Quaternary is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
- Quaternary's Commons category is recorded as Quaternary[9].
- Quaternary's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F9F97F[10].
- Quaternary comprises Pleistocene[11].
- Quaternary comprises Holocene[12].
- Quaternary's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1829[13].
- Quaternary began on -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
- Quaternary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quaternary[15].
- Quaternary's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
- Quaternary's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
- Quaternary's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
- Quaternary's topic has template is recorded as Template:Quaternary (period)[19].
- Quaternary's topic has template is recorded as Template:Quaternary footer[20].
- Quaternary's studied by is recorded as Quaternary science[21].
- Quaternary's named by is recorded as Jules Desnoyers[22].
- Quaternary's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include system[3] and period[4].
Origins
4 is named after Quaternary[5].
Use and Application
Components include Pleistocene[11], an epoch[24] and Holocene[12], an epoch[25]. Part of include Cenozoic[7], an era[26] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
Why It Matters
Quaternary ranks in the top 2% of system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).[2] Quaternary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Quaternary is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]