Early Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,5%,28%,0%)
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 242 B: 183
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Frühpleistozän
Français
Pléistocène précoce
Italiano
Primo Pleistocene
English
Early Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)
Historical Variants
Altpleistozän, Alt-Pleistozän (Keller & Krayss 2010), Pléistocène ancien

Hierarchy and sequence

Lower boundary
The base of the Early Pleistocene (and base of the Quaternary) is defined at the Gauss-Matuyama paleomagnetic reversal, around 2.58 Ma.

Age

Age at top
  • Calabrian
Age at base
  • Gelasian
Dating Method
The base of the Early Pleistocene (and base of the Quaternary) is defined at the Gauss-Matuyama paleomagnetic reversal, around 2.58 Ma, which also roughly corresponds to the onset of MIS-103.
  • Calabrian (1.80 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the Calabria region (Italy).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    In short
    Second substage of the Early Pleistocene.
    Age
    Early Pleistocene
    • Sicilian

      Name Origin

      Named after Sicilia (Italia).

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Substage
      Status
      valid
      In short
      Regional substage (= late Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
      Age
      Calabrian
    • Emilian

      Name Origin

      Named after the Emilia region (Italia).

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Substage
      Status
      valid
      In short
      Regional substage (= middle Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
      Age
      Calabrian
    • Santernian

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Substage
      Status
      valid
      In short
      Regional substage (= early Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
      Age
      Calabrian
  • Gelasian (2.58 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the town of Gela (Italia), Sicilia.

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    Age
    Early Pleistocene
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