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  2. Holocene - Wikipedia

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    The Holocene (/ ˈ h ɒ l. ə s iː n,-oʊ-, ˈ h oʊ. l ə-,-l oʊ-/) [2] [3] is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago. [4] It follows the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. [4] The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene [5] together form the Quaternary period.

  3. Holocene extinction - Wikipedia

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    Mass extinctions are characterized by the loss of at least 75% of species within a geologically short period of time (i.e., less than 2 million years). [18] [51] The Holocene extinction is also known as the "sixth extinction", as it is possibly the sixth mass extinction event, after the Ordovician–Silurian extinction events, the Late Devonian extinction, the Permian–Triassic extinction ...

  4. Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene - Wikipedia

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    The Holocene is considered to have started with the Holocene glacial retreat around 11650 years Before Present (c. 9700 BC). It is characterized by a general trend towards global warming , the expansion of anatomically modern humans ( Homo sapiens ) to all emerged land masses, the appearance of agriculture and animal husbandry , and a reduction ...

  5. List of European species extinct in the Holocene - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of European species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [A] and continues to the present day.

  6. List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene

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    This is a list of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [a] and continues to the present day. [1] This list includes the Antilles archipelago and the Bermuda Islands, collectively known as the West Indies.

  7. List of Oceanian species extinct in the Holocene - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Oceanian species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [a] and continues to the present day. [1] Oceania is a geographical region in the Pacific Ocean comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

  8. Category:Holocene - Wikipedia

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    This category contains events which happened in the Holocene, a division of the geologic time scale. See geologic time scale for information about its divisions and how they relate to each other. The main article for this category is Holocene .

  9. 8.2-kiloyear event - Wikipedia

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    The warm Holocene period with the 8.2 kiloyear event. Central Greenland ice core reconstructed temperature up to mid-19th century. In climatology , the 8.2 kiloyear event was a rapid drop in global temperatures that occurred around 8,200 years ago, lasting between two and four centuries.