Abstract
The Quaternary is the chronostratigraphic range spanning from 2.58 Ma to the present [...]
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Earth Sciences Section, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Citation: Sciuto, F
The Quaternary is of interest to geologists and palaeontologists, and to volcanologists, geographers, geomorphologists, biologists, and anthropologists. This is because, unlike previous periods, the biological and geological events that occurred in the Quaternary period have left traces which are still detectable, some even happening before our very eyes
Most currently living species were present throughout the Quaternary period; it was characterized by the extinction of single species and genera in both the marine and continental realms
Summary
The effects of Quaternary glaciation and deglaciation events, for example, are identifiable and can be observed in continental (desertification, the expansion and retreat of alpine glaciers and ice caps, and the inception and disappearance of lakes) as well as in marine and transitional environments (coastal evolution, regressions, and transgressions). Studies on the Quaternary are of paramount importance for furthering the understanding of the geo-biological evolution of present-day society; from here, the relevance of the many editorial initiatives on the topic of the Quaternary has increased.
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