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Quaternary geology is the branch of geology that study developments from 2.58 million years ago to the present. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In particular, Quaternary geology study the process and deposits that developed during the Quaternary , a period characterized by glacial - interglacial cycles.
The Quaternary (/ k w ə ˈ t ɜːr n ə r i, ˈ k w ɒ t ər n ɛr i / kwə-TUR-nə-ree, KWOT-ər-nerr-ee) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), as well as the current and most recent of the twelve periods of the Phanerozoic eon. [3]
Quaternary science is the subfield of geology which studies the Quaternary Period commonly known as the ice age. The Quaternary Period is a time period that started around 2.58 million years ago and continues today. [1] [2] This period is divided into two epochs – the Pleistocene Epoch and the Holocene Epoch.
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology [1] (《第四纪地质学与地貌学》)is a teaching and researching textbook for higher teaching institutions in China. It was first published by Geology Press in August 2009, and the chief editors of the book are TianMingZhong, ChengJie, and so on.
The Quaternary glaciation produced more lakes than all other geologic processes combined. The reason is that a continental glacier completely disrupts the preglacial drainage system . The surface over which the glacier moved was scoured and eroded by the ice, leaving many closed, undrained depressions in the bedrock.
The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, connected to the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees. The peninsula contains rocks from every geological period from the Ediacaran to the Quaternary , and many types of rock are represented.
The Quaternary has 2 geologic/geochronologic subdivisions, the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs See also the preceding Category:Neogene This category contains events which happened in the Quaternary , a division of the geologic time scale .
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