| Term: | Holocene |
| Definition: | Period of time from about 10,000 years ago to today. During this period glaciers retreated because of a warmer global climate. Time of modern humans. |
| Term: | Holocene |
| Definition: |
The current part of geologic time. The Holocene epoch began ~12,000 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene epoch.
Period of time from about 10,000 years ago to today. During this period glaciers retreated because of a warmer global climate. Time of modern humans. PhysicalGeography GCW |
| Term: | Holocene |
| Definition: | The current part of geologic time. The Holocene epoch began ~12,000 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. |