Holocene Epoch: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Recent phase • Recent Epoch

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A detailed geologic time scale chart displaying Earth's history from the Hadean Eon over 4.5 billion years ago to the present, organized by eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages with color-coded columns and corresponding dates in millions of years.

A geologic time scale chart showing the Quaternary period of the Cenozoic era, divided into the Holocene and Pleistocene epochs with corresponding stages and ages, alongside a timeline in millions of years ago.

A geologic time scale chart highlighting the Quaternary period, showing the Pleistocene, Holocene, and proposed Anthropocene epochs, with divisions by age and corresponding millions of years ago.

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Calaisian Substage Sub-Atlantic Climatic Interval Flandrian Transgression Climatic Optimum Greenlandian stage Northgrippian stage Meghalayan Stage Pre-Boreal Climatic Interval Atlantic Climatic Interval BAT Pleistocene Epoch Anthropocene Epoch