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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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repeated glaciations
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gptkbp:climate
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cooler than present
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gptkbp:continent
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similar to present
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Middle_Pleistocene
gptkb:Gelasian
gptkb:Upper_Pleistocene
gptkb:Calabrian
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gptkbp:endDate
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about 11,700 years ago
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gptkbp:fauna
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mammoths
giant ground sloths
saber-toothed cats
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gptkbp:flora
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tundra vegetation
steppe vegetation
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Holocene
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pleistocene
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pleistocene_strata_in_Italy
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gptkbp:megafaunaExtinction
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end of epoch
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Greek words 'pleistos' (most) and 'kainos' (new)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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evolution of Homo sapiens
extinction of many large mammals
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Quaternary_Period
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Pliocene
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Last_Glacial_Maximum
human migration out of Africa
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gptkbp:startDate
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about 2.58 million years ago
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gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel
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lower than present
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gptkbp:type
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epoch of the Cenozoic Era
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:deer
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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