Synonyms for pleistocene
ˈplaɪ stəˌsinpleis·tocene

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1. Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Glacial epochnoun

   from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution

   Synonyms:
   glacial period, ice age, glacial epoch

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1. List of paraphrases for "pleistocene":

   quaternary

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1. Julie Meachen:

   To date, these are the most complete Pleistocene carnivore remains ever found, it is a pretty big deal, especially for scientists like me who study carnivores and big cats.

2. Fredrick Kyalo Manthi:

   The discovery of Nanopithecus browni reaffirms Kenyas contribution to understanding the evolution and diversity of Pliocene fauna and the environmental contexts in which they lived, environmental changes during the Plio-Pleistocene may have influenced the present-day distribution of guenons.

3. Christopher Stringer:

   These methods were applied to 95 representative fossils and over 600 metrical and morphological traits, and the analyses revealed 3 main clades of later Pleistocene humans: H. sapiens, H. neanderthalensis and a group containing Harbin and other Chinese fossils such as Dali, Jinniushan and Xiahe.