Holsteinian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Holsteinien
Français
Holsteinien
Italiano
Holsteiniano
English
Holsteinian
Origin of the Name

Named after the Holstein region (N Germany).

Historical Variants
Holsteinian (NW Europe)
Nomenclatorial Remarks
Hoxnian (United Kingdom), Likhvinian (Russia)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Middle Pleistocene
Age at base
  • Middle Pleistocene
Dating Method
MIS-11, approx. 340'000-325'000 a
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