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Term

Pleistocene

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the span of geological time preceding the Recent epochs, during which the human species evolved. It began 2.5 million years ago and ceased with the end of the last Ice Age 10.000 years ago.

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/P/pleistocene

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