Holocene Epoch

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The Holocene Epoch is a period in Geochronology, the current epoch.[1][2][3] The Holocene's beginning, 11,500 years ago, marked the retreat of the last continental glaciers.

References

  1. Ben M. Waggoner. The Holocene Epoch, Berkeley, 1996-01-17. Retrieved on 2024-02-16.
  2. Jonathan Amos. Welcome to the Meghalayan Age a new phase in history, BBC News, 2018-07-18. “We currently live in what is called the Holocene Epoch, which reflects everything that has happened over the past 11,700 years - since a dramatic warming kicked us out of the last ice age.”
  3. Holocene epoch, BBC News. Retrieved on 2024-02-16.