Younger Dryas

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Representation and status

Index
YD
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
Jüngere Dryas
Français
Dryas récent (Dryas III)
English
Younger Dryas
Origin of the Name

Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

Historical Variants
Dryas récent (Arn 1978 et 1992), Dryas tardif, Jüngere Dryaszeit, Jüngere Dryas, Jüngere Tundrazeit, Dryas 3

Description

Description
chute brutale des températures, recul des forêts (pins sylvestres, bouleaux) et retour de la steppe

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Late Pleistocene
Age at base
  • Late Pleistocene
Dating Method
12900-11500 BP = 11000-9500 av. J.C.
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