postglacial

[ pohst-gley-shuh l ]

/ poʊstˈgleɪ ʃəl /

after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.

Origin of postglacial

First recorded in 1850–55; post- + glacial

In like manner, we cannot positively say when this post-glacial period ended and the recent began.

Human Origins |Samuel Laing
But all American observers are not so parsimonious with regard to post-glacial time.

Fragments of Earth Lore |James Geikie
This ravine is not only post-glacial, but also posterior in date to the fluviatile or mastodon-bearing beds.

The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man |Charles Lyell
There is yet another physical condition of the Pleistocene and post-glacial periods which any adequate explanation must embrace.

Fragments of Earth Lore |James Geikie

The evidence for these is quite conspicuous, for the moraines are found resting on the surface of post-glacial beaches.

Fragments of Earth Lore |James Geikie

postglacial

/ (pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl) /

formed or occurring after a glacial period, esp after the Pleistocene epoch

postglacial

[ pōst-glā′shəl ]

Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period.