Oldest 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
Älteste Dryas
Français
Dryas ancien (Dryas I)
English
Oldest Dryas
Origin of the Name

Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

Historical Variants
Dryas ancien inférieur (Arn 1978), early Dryas (Campy 1984), Dryas ancien (Arn 1992), Dryas précoce, Älteste Dryaszeit, Älteste Tundrazeit, Dryas 1

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Late Pleistocene
Age at base
  • Late Pleistocene
Dating Method
15000-13000 BP = 11850-11720 av. J.C.
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