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The '''Pleistocene''' was an era of [[Earth]] history, alternately refered to as a period ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') and an era. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | The '''Pleistocene''' was an era of [[Earth]] history, alternately refered to as a period ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') and an era. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
When sent back [[Distant past#Hundreds of millions of years BC|140,000,000 years]] to the [[Jurassic]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] believed the chill in the air indicated the Pleistocene was not far off. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] knew of a theory that [[human]]s were reduced to less than ten thousand individuals during the Pleistocene; she believed a single drought could have wiped them out. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genius Loci (novel)|Genius Loci]]'') | |||
A [[Krynoid]] pod found in [[Antarctica]] dated to [[BC#Prehistory|18,000 BC]] was from the late Pleistocene. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | A [[Krynoid]] pod found in [[Antarctica]] dated to [[BC#Prehistory|18,000 BC]] was from the late Pleistocene. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Contrary to the Fifth Doctor in ''Time-Flight'', the Pleistocene epoch was over 143,000,000 years after the Jurassic period. Furthermore, 140,000,000 years ago was in the early [[Cretaceous]], not the Jurassic. | |||
[[Category:Human eras]] | [[Category:Human eras]] | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 20 May 2019
The Pleistocene was an era of Earth history, alternately refered to as a period (TV: The Seeds of Doom) and an era. (TV: Time-Flight)
When sent back 140,000,000 years to the Jurassic, the Fifth Doctor believed the chill in the air indicated the Pleistocene was not far off. (TV: Time-Flight)
Bernice Summerfield knew of a theory that humans were reduced to less than ten thousand individuals during the Pleistocene; she believed a single drought could have wiped them out. (PROSE: Genius Loci)
A Krynoid pod found in Antarctica dated to 18,000 BC was from the late Pleistocene. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
Behind the scenes
Contrary to the Fifth Doctor in Time-Flight, the Pleistocene epoch was over 143,000,000 years after the Jurassic period. Furthermore, 140,000,000 years ago was in the early Cretaceous, not the Jurassic.
