1. pleistocene - Noun
2. pleistocene - Adjective
3. Pleistocene - Proper noun
Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man.
The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlong with many other members of a group of unusual species collectively called the " Australian megafauna ", it existed from approximately 1.6 million years ago until extinction some 46,000 years ago citation (through most of the Pleistocene epoch ). Source: Internet
As the Pleistocene drew to a close, a major extinction wiped out much of the world's megafauna, including some of the hominid species, such as Neanderthals. Source: Internet
Antarctica was ice-bound throughout the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene. Source: Internet
Antarctica was ice-bound throughout the Pleistocene as well as the preceding Pliocene. Source: Internet
Anatomically modern humans have inhabited the regions around modern Laos since the late Pleistocene to early Holocene eras. Source: Internet
And, as we now know, that is what did happen over large areas of North America from the Eocene to the Pleistocene : the ultimate causative agent was global temperature reduction (see Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum ). Source: Internet