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Younger Dryas

Younger Dryas proper noun: the last stage of the Pleistocene epoch, lasting from circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP.

Proper noun

Younger Dryas

  1. The last stage of the Pleistocene epoch, lasting from circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP.
    • The International Union of Geological Sciences recognises the Pleistocene as ending 11,764 years ago, because that is when the last advance of the ice - known as the Younger Dryas - ended.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 145

Questions about Younger Dryas

What does Younger Dryas mean?
Younger Dryas means the last stage of the Pleistocene epoch, lasting from circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP.
What part of speech is Younger Dryas?
Younger Dryas is a proper noun.

Words near Younger Dryas in the dictionary

  1. youngening
  2. youngens
  3. younger
  4. younger brother
  5. younger brothers
  6. Younger Dryas
  7. Younger Futhark
  8. younger sister
  9. younger sisters
  10. youngerly
  11. Youngerman

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