Weichselian

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,0%,0%,100%)

Rank

chronostratigraphy

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Weichselien

Français

Weichselien

Italiano

Weichseliano

English

Weichselian

Origin of the Name

Named after the river Vistula = Weichsel (Poland)

Historical Variants

Weichselian, Vistulian

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Devensian (United Kingdom), Valdaian (Russia), Wisconsinian (North America)

Age

Age at top

• Late Pleistocene

Age at base

• Late Pleistocene

Dating Method

MIS-5d to MIS-2, approx. 115'000-10'000 a