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Pleistocene   /plˈaɪstəsˌin/   Listen
Pleistocene

noun
1.
From two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution.  Synonyms: Glacial epoch, Pleistocene epoch.



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"Pleistocene" Quotes from Famous Books



... huge, round eyes, long, delicate ears, and tails tufted at the end like the feathers on an arrow's shaft. The name expresses exactly what they are like—diminutive kangaroos—but, of course, they are rodents and not marsupials. During the glacial period of the early Pleistocene, about one hundred thousand years ago, we know from fossil remains that there were great invasions into Europe of most of these types of tiny mammals, which we were catching during this delightful summer ...
— Across Mongolian Plains - A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' • Roy Chapman Andrews



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