Pleistocene
first epoch of the Quaternary Period
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Summary
Pleistocene is an epoch[1]. Pleistocene ranks in the top 10% of epoch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,932 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: series[3]
- Follows: Pliocene[4]
- Followed by: Holocene[5]
- Part of: Quaternary[6], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7]
- Commons category: Pleistocene[8]
- SRGB color hex triplet: FFEFAF[9]
- Has part(s): Gelasian[10], Calabrian[11], Chibanian[12], Late Pleistocene[13]
- Start time: -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- End time: 9701 BC[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pleistocene[16]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[19]
- Different from: plasticine[20]
- Named by: Charles Lyell[21]
Why It Matters
Pleistocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Pleistocene is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]