The Holocene in Utah
0.01 Ma - Present
Oolite Sand
The Holocene is an epoch spanning the end of the Pleistocene to present day and is part of the Quaternary period. The name “Holocene” is derived from the Greek word "holos", meaning whole, and "kainos" meaning new. Translated literally, the Holocene is the "entirely recent" [time]. It is considered a warm period in Earth’s history, and is considered interglacial in the current ice age.
The Holocene encompasses the growth and impact of humans on the planet. This includes all written history and the transition mankind has made toward urban living. To be specific, the Holocene is dated to as far back as 10,000 BC and is the epoch of right now as well. It directly follows the last glacial period. The Holocene is divided into five chronozones based on climatic fluctuations. These are Preboreal, Boreal, Atlantic, Subboreal, and Subatlantic.
There are no defined fauna stages. In the early Holocene, the sea rose up to 35 meters. Post glacial rebounds continue to cause weak earthquakes in northern Europe. There is a Holocenic cinder cone volcano near highway 18 outside of Veyo, UT. The climate has remained relatively stable.
Animal and plant life have not evolved much in the Holocene. During the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, animals such as the mammoth, saber tooth tiger, and giant sloth began to disappear. This extinction going on was especially prominent in North America, where even camels and horses went extinct, while surviving in other areas of the world. What is known as the ka event disrupted the Atlantic thermohaline, and was most likely due to the final drainage of Lake Agassiz. This was a rapid cold spell that overtook the land, the most prominent climatic change in the Holocene era to date.
The Holocene corresponds with the Mesolithic age in most of Europe. In some Middle Eastern countries, it corresponds with the preferred Epipaleolithic age. Some of these places are where the oldest cities were established, such as Jericho. Much meteorite activity is found to have occurred in Europe, Siberia, and over the Indian Ocean during the Holocene. It is speculated that this could have drastically altered human culture.
The Holocene is an epoch spanning the end of the Pleistocene to present day and is part of the Quaternary period. The name “Holocene” is derived from the Greek word "holos", meaning whole, and "kainos" meaning new. Translated literally, the Holocene is the "entirely recent" [time]. It is considered a warm period in Earth’s history, and is considered interglacial in the current ice age.
The Holocene encompasses the growth and impact of humans on the planet. This includes all written history and the transition mankind has made toward urban living. To be specific, the Holocene is dated to as far back as 10,000 BC and is the epoch of right now as well. It directly follows the last glacial period. The Holocene is divided into five chronozones based on climatic fluctuations. These are Preboreal, Boreal, Atlantic, Subboreal, and Subatlantic.
There are no defined fauna stages. In the early Holocene, the sea rose up to 35 meters. Post glacial rebounds continue to cause weak earthquakes in northern Europe. There is a Holocenic cinder cone volcano near highway 18 outside of Veyo, UT. The climate has remained relatively stable.
Animal and plant life have not evolved much in the Holocene. During the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, animals such as the mammoth, saber tooth tiger, and giant sloth began to disappear. This extinction going on was especially prominent in North America, where even camels and horses went extinct, while surviving in other areas of the world. What is known as the ka event disrupted the Atlantic thermohaline, and was most likely due to the final drainage of Lake Agassiz. This was a rapid cold spell that overtook the land, the most prominent climatic change in the Holocene era to date.
The Holocene corresponds with the Mesolithic age in most of Europe. In some Middle Eastern countries, it corresponds with the preferred Epipaleolithic age. Some of these places are where the oldest cities were established, such as Jericho. Much meteorite activity is found to have occurred in Europe, Siberia, and over the Indian Ocean during the Holocene. It is speculated that this could have drastically altered human culture.
