postglacial
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of postglacial
Example Sentences
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The land in these regions is still rising because of postglacial rebound following the last Ice Age - and the uplift is occurring faster than the sea is rising.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Genomic analysis represents a relatively new technique for penetrating the fog of prehistory — a period when the postglacial climate warmed, humans increased in number and cultures flourished.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
Instead, DNA shows an almost complete population replacement: The people who survived the glacial maximum, known as the Magdalenians, all but vanish and are replaced by populations moving north from postglacial Italy.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2023
The Savannah-like habitat was ideal territory for hunting the great beasts that had moved into the postglacial landscape, including mastodon, giant sloth, bison and short-faced bear.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2021
The postglacial cut through the moraine is about ninety feet deep.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
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