Plio-Pleistocenen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌplʌɪə(ʊ)ˈplʌɪstəsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌplaɪəˈplaɪstəˌsin/

Forms: Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Pliocene n., Pleistocene n.

Etymology: < Plio- (in Pliocene n.) + Pleistocene n.

Geology.

A. n.

The end of the Pliocene and the beginning of the Pleistocene epochs; (also) the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs together.

ΚΠ

1914 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 53 207 A species of Hoveniphyllum..is present in the Plio-Pleistocene of Japan.

1951 Geogr. Jrnl. 117 425 The other depressions may have commenced even before the Plio-Pleistocene.

1978 Nature 17 Aug. 662/2 In the Plio-Pleistocene of East Africa, the various species of hippo are most common in river channel and lake margin sediments.

1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) v. ii. 174/2 (caption) The Mediterranean Sea remained connected to the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Plio-Pleistocene.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Plio-Pleistocene, esp. the boundary or transition between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > Pliocene-Pleistocene

Plio-Pleistocene1928

1928 Geogr. Jrnl. 72 265 Palæographical Maps for the plio-pleistocene epochs, as proposed by Prof. Biasutti.

1929 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 85 520 I am the more inclined to look on the remarkable conglomerate of Wadi Abu Nefukh..as of the late Pliocene or Plio-Pleistocene age.

1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past v. 135 Reasons have been given..for fixing the Plio-Pleistocene boundary just before the Early Glaciation.

1957 J. K. Charlesworth Quaternary Era xl. 1087 The spread of the horse and camel-llama from North America to Asia about the Plio-Pleistocene transition.

1977 Offshore Engineer May 37/3 Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation could not keep pace, and layers are very thin.

1990 P. Andrews Owls, Caves & Fossils (BNC) 28 Some carnivore scats have been reported from the Plio-Pleistocene deposits of East Turkana in Kenya.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plio-pleistocene
释义	Plio-Pleistocenen.adj. Brit. /ˌplʌɪə(ʊ)ˈplʌɪstəsiːn/, U.S. /ˌplaɪəˈplaɪstəˌsin/ Forms: Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Pliocene n., Pleistocene n. Etymology: < Plio- (in Pliocene n.) + Pleistocene n. Geology. A. n. The end of the Pliocene and the beginning of the Pleistocene epochs; (also) the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs together. ΚΠ 1914 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 53 207 A species of Hoveniphyllum..is present in the Plio-Pleistocene of Japan. 1951 Geogr. Jrnl. 117 425 The other depressions may have commenced even before the Plio-Pleistocene. 1978 Nature 17 Aug. 662/2 In the Plio-Pleistocene of East Africa, the various species of hippo are most common in river channel and lake margin sediments. 1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) v. ii. 174/2 (caption) The Mediterranean Sea remained connected to the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Plio-Pleistocene. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Plio-Pleistocene, esp. the boundary or transition between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > Pliocene-Pleistocene Plio-Pleistocene1928 1928 Geogr. Jrnl. 72 265 Palæographical Maps for the plio-pleistocene epochs, as proposed by Prof. Biasutti. 1929 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 85 520 I am the more inclined to look on the remarkable conglomerate of Wadi Abu Nefukh..as of the late Pliocene or Plio-Pleistocene age. 1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past v. 135 Reasons have been given..for fixing the Plio-Pleistocene boundary just before the Early Glaciation. 1957 J. K. Charlesworth Quaternary Era xl. 1087 The spread of the horse and camel-llama from North America to Asia about the Plio-Pleistocene transition. 1977 Offshore Engineer May 37/3 Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation could not keep pace, and layers are very thin. 1990 P. Andrews Owls, Caves & Fossils (BNC) 28 Some carnivore scats have been reported from the Plio-Pleistocene deposits of East Turkana in Kenya. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1914
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