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Late Quaternary
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the Late Quaternary
en geology An informally defined period that combines the time ranges of the Late Pleistocene (129,000 years ago to 11,700 years ago) and the Holocene (11,700 years ago to present). Hence, the unofficial time span of 129,000 years ago to present.
en less common From about 50,000 years ago to the present.