Sinonim glacial epoch

English Thesaurus

1. from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution (noun.time)

instance hypernym	:	epoch,
definition	:	a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages (noun.time)

part meronym	:	age of man, quaternary, quaternary period,
definition	:	last 2 million years (noun.time)

2. any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface (noun.time)

hypernym	:	geological period, period,
definition	:	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed (noun.time)

part meronym	:	prehistoric culture, prehistory,
definition	:	the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word (noun.time)