University of Massachusetts QUATERNARY RESEARCH Department of Geosciences

The Quaternary period encompasses the last 2 epochs of Earth History: the Pleistocene and the Holocene . It is generally assumed to have begun 1.8 million years ago or 2.4 million years ago (depending on definition), and includes many cycles of glacials and interglacials, the Holocene being the most recent interglacial.
See also What is the Quaternary?

The Quaternary Group here at UMass is a diverse mix of faculty and students who all study various aspects of Quaternary Environmental change. This page and its links will show you around the labs, courses, projects and people involved in Quaternary research at UMass.

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Last updated on: May 17, 2006

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