Pleistocene period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy repeated glaciations
gptkbp:climate cooler and drier than present
gptkbp:dividedInto Calabrian age
Gelasian age
Ionian age
Tarantian age
gptkbp:endDate about 11,700 years ago
gptkbp:fauna mammoths
giant ground sloths
saber-toothed cats
gptkbp:flora tundra vegetation
steppe vegetation
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Holocene_epoch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pleistocene period
gptkbp:location gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:notableFor evolution of Homo sapiens
extinction of many large mammals
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Quaternary_period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Pliocene_epoch
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Last_Glacial_Maximum
human migration out of Africa
megafaunal extinctions
gptkbp:startDate about 2.58 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Prehistory_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7