Pliocene
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/ˈplaɪ.ə.siːn/us/ˈplaɪ.oʊ.siːn/from or referring to theperiodoftimebetween around 5.3 million and 1.8 millionyearsago, in which manymodernmammalsand the firstmodernhumansappeared:
上新世的（迄今约530万至180万年前的地质时间段，其间许多现代哺乳动物和现代人祖先开始出现）Whitneyconcludedtheskullwas Pliocene,evidencethathumansoccupiedNorthAmericamore than 1 millionyearsago.
In the Plioceneerathe Valdarno was avastlake,itsshorespatrolledbytroopsofprehistoricelephants.
- Thesectiononprehistoricmandatingback to themiddlePlioceneageis veryinformative.
- Toward the end of the Plioceneepoch2-3 millionyearsago, the earth'scoldestenvironmentswerealpine.
- Theearliestfossilevidencefor the Homininae isbasedonfragmentsofjawfromlatestMiocene to PliocenedepositsinAfrica.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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Pliocene
noun[S]
geologyspecializeduk/ˈplaɪ.ə.siːn/us/ˈplaɪ.oʊ.siːn/the Pliocene
theperiodoftimebetween around 5.3 million and 1.8 millionyearsago, in which manymodernmammalsand the firstmodernhumansappeared:
the end of the Pliocene
Theircomparativescarcityat thepresenttimeprobablyresultsfromclimaticchangesin the Pliocene.
- Theseaquaticmammalswereapparentlymoreabundantfrom the Oligocene to the Pliocene than they are now.
- At thebeginningof the Pliocene, the Strait of Gibraltaropenedagain,accordingto Hsu, as afantasticcataractthrough which acatastrophicdelugerefilledtheMediterranean.
- A low-rangeoptimisticestimateof 2°C of 21stcenturywarmingwillshiftthe Earth’sglobalmeansurfacetemperatureintoconditionswhich have notexistedsince themiddlePliocene, 3 millionyearsago.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prehistory
Specific periods of time