Older Dryas

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 245 G: 255 B: 245
Rank
climato/palynostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Ältere Dryas
Français
Dryas moyen (Dryas II)
English
Older Dryas
Origin of the Name

Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

Historical Variants
Dryas ancien supérieur (Arn 1978), Ältere Dryas, Mittlere Tundrazeit, Dryas 2

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Late Pleistocene
Age at base
  • Late Pleistocene
Dating Method
12000-11800 BP = 11590-11400 av. J.C.
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