Late Pleistocene (129 ka)

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Representation and status

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Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Spätpleistozän
Français
Pléistocène tardif
Italiano
Tardo Pleistocene
English
Late Pleistocene (129 ka)
Historical Variants

Jungpleistozän, Jung-Pleistozän (Keller & Krayss 2010), Pléistocène récent

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Lower boundary

The base of the Late Pleistocene is defined at the base of the Eemian interglacial (Gibbard 2003, Gibbard & Cohen 2008), which approximately coincides with the basis of MIS 5e (MIS = Marine Isotope Stage). In Switzerland, it correlates to the base of the Gondiswil Interglacial.

  • Younger Dryas

    Name Origin

    Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

    Rank
    climato/palynostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Cold floral stage at the end of the Late Pleistocene (12900-11500 BP = 11000-9500 av. J.C.).
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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  • Allerød

    Name Origin

    Named after the town of Allerød (Denmark).

    Rank
    climato/palynostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Warmer climatic oscillation of the late glacial Pleistocene (11800-11000 BP = 11400-10730 av. J.C.), identified on the basis of pollen analysis.
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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  • Older Dryas

    Name Origin

    Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

    Rank
    climato/palynostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    (12000-11800 BP = 11590-11400 av. J.C.)
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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  • Bølling

    Name Origin
    série de tourbes découvertes au lac Bølling, dans le Jutland central
    Rank
    climato/palynostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Floral stage (13000-12000 BP = 11720-11590 av. J.C.).
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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  • Oldest Dryas

    Name Origin

    Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

    Rank
    climato/palynostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Ab ca. 18'000-15'000 BP, je nach Autor.
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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  • Eemian

    Name Origin

    Named after the river Eem in the area of the city of Amersfoort (Netherlands).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphy
    Status
    informal term
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    Riss-Würm interglacial (Alps), Ipswichian (United Kingdom), Mikulin interglacial (Russia), Valdivia interglacial (Chile), Sangamonian (North America)
    In short
    Initial palynostratigraphic subdivision of the Late Pleistocene («Tarantian») of NW Europe, roughly corresponding to MIS-5e and to the Riss-Würm Interglacial.
    Age
    Late Pleistocene
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