quaternary in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

quaternary in the PONS Dictionary

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These glaciations occurred during the Quaternary period which comprises the last two million years.
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The Quaternary subdivisions were defined based on biostratigraphy instead of paleoclimate.
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Built during the Quaternary period, it is composed of basaltic andesite.
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The vast bulk of subfossil material comes from Quaternary sediments, including many subfossilized chironomid head capsules, ostracod carapaces, diatoms, and foraminifera.
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During the Quaternary period, mammals, flowering plants, and insects dominated the land.
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The river and its tributaries were carved out, and after the Quaternary climate crisis, river terraces formed.
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Introduction to Quaternary carbonate and evaporite sedimentary facies and their ancient analogues.
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These plains were developed from sand filling in the shoreline during the late Quaternary age.
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Uplift continued into the Quaternary, subjecting the mountains to increased erosion.
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There are a number of little lakes scattered in the mountains and its canyons that show the action of the glacier activity of the Quaternary.
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