Pleistocene

pleistocene Pléistocène pléistocène English Alternative forms en abbreviation Ps Etymology From en grc πλεῖστος most and grc καινός new, meaning “newest”, en Charles Lyell 1839 1.fr Charles Lyell Charles Lyell Nouveaux éléments de géologie 1839 Pitois-Levranet Paris 621 https://archive.org/stream/elmentsdegologi00meulgoog#page/n657/mode/2up By surface analysis, containing the suffix en -cene. Pronunciation en /ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn/ /-toʊ-/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pleistocene.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Pleistocene.wav US Adjective - en geology Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals. Translations of the Pleistocene epoch Finnish: fi pleistoseenikautinen French: fr Pléistocène Georgian: ka პლეისტოცენური German: de pleistozänisch Greek: el πλειστόκαινος Italian: it pleistocene m Polish: pl plejstoceński Russian: ru плейстоце́новый Ukrainian: uk плейстоце́новий Proper noun en geology The Pleistocene epoch. en 1977 F. Clark Howell Introduction Paleoanthropology in the People's Republic of China https://archive.org/details/paleoanthropolog0000amer/ 0-309-02620-2 77-77205 869369724 3 https://archive.org/details/paleoanthropolog0000amer/page/3/ A prehistoric site of late Pleistocene age, which was especially prepared for our visit, was seen at Ting-ts'un, above the Fen River (Shansi). en Climate Change and the Health of Nations Anthony J. McMichael; Alistair Woodward; Cameron Muir 2017 9780190262952 89 Throughout the Pleistocene, climatic changes exerted another type of selective pressure on human biological evolution, contributing to the rapid emergence of various Homo species over time. Derived terms en Plio-Pleistocene Translations (geology) the Pleistocene epoch Catalan: ca plistocè m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 更新世 Gēngxīnshì Czech: cs pleistocén m Dutch: nl pleistoceen n Esperanto: eo plejstoceno Estonian: et pleistotseen Finnish: fi pleistoseenikausi Georgian: ka პლეისტოცენი, ka პლეისტოცენის ეპოქა German: de Pleistozän n, de Eiszeitalter n Greek: el Πλειστόκαινο n Italian: it Pleistocene Navajo: nv nahasdzáán tingo siʼánę́ędą́ą́ʼ Polish: pl plejstocen m-in Russian: ru плейстоце́н m Ukrainian: uk плейстоце́н m See also Appendix:Geologic timescale References Further reading en 3-syllable words terms suffixed with -cene