Holocene (11.7 ka)

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Représentation et statut

Couleur CMYK
0/5/10/0
Couleur RGB
R: 254 G: 242 B: 224
Rang
Époque chronostratigraphique
Usage
Ce terme est en usage.
Status
terme formel valide
Scs Note

Formally adopted by the International Geological Congress (IGC 1885).

Discussion du statut

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Holozän
Français
Holocène
Italiano
Olocene
English
Holocene (11.7 ka)
Origine du nom

holos = fully, entirely , kaïno = recent

Variantes historiques

Recent (Lyell 1839), Post-Glacial (Forbes 1846), Holocene (Gervais 1867-1869, IGC 1885, Gibbard et al. 2005 and 2010, Walker et al. 2008, 2009 and 2012), Alluvium = Gegenwart (Roesli 1948), Nacheiszeit, Holocän, Holocaen

Hiérarchie et succession

Limite inférieure

The base of the Holocene is set at the end of the Younger Dryas, which corresponds to 10'000 a 14C (uncalibrated) and 11'500 a BP (calendar years), respectively (Walker et al. 2009).

Âge

Âge au sommet
  • Holocène
Âge à la base
  • Holocène

Références

Définition
Gervais P. (1867) : Zoologie et paléontologie générales: nouvelles recherches sur les animaux vertébrés et fossiles. Paris
Révision
Gibbard P.L., Smith A.G., Zalasiewicz J. (2005) : What status for the Quaternary? Boreas 34, 1-6
Principales publications
Mangerud J., Birks H.J.B., Jäger K.D. (eds) (1982) : Chronostratigraphical Subdivision of the Holocene. Striae 16, 1-110
Walker M., Johnsen S., Rasmussen S.O., ... (2008) : The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) in the NGRIP ice core. Episodes 31, 264-267
Walker M., Johnsen S., Rasmussen S.O., ... (2009) : Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records. Journal of Quaternary Science 24, 3-17
Walker M.J.C., Berkelhammer M., Björck S., Cwynar L.C., Fisher D.A., Long A.J., Lowe J.J., Newnham R.M., Rasmussen S.O., Weiss H. (2012) : Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: a Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice-core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy). Journal of Quaternary Science 27/7, 649-659
  • Meghalayan (4.2 ka)

    Rang
    Étage chronostratigraphique
    Statut
    terme formel valide
    En bref

    Last chronostratigraphic stage of the Holocene.

    Age
    Holocène
  • Subatlantic

    Rang
    climato/palynostratigraphie
    Statut
    terme informel
    En bref
    Current climatic/palynological stage of the European Quaternary (approximate age range: from 2800-2450 calBP = 850-500 BC to present).
    Age
    Holocène
  • Subboreal

    Rang
    climato/palynostratigraphie
    Statut
    terme informel
    En bref
    Palynological stage of the European Quaternary (approximate age range: 5500-2800 calBP).
    Age
    Holocène
  • Northgrippian (8.2 ka)

    Rang
    Étage chronostratigraphique
    Statut
    terme formel valide
    En bref

    Middle chronostratigraphic stage of the Holocene.

    Age
    Holocène
  • Atlantic

    Name Origin
    Warm and moist climatic phase originally based on the study of Danish peat bogs.
    Rang
    climato/palynostratigraphie
    Statut
    terme informel
    En bref
    Palynological stage depicting a climatic optimum in Europe, and characterised by the presence of oak, elm, linden and iva (approximate range: 9000-5500 calBP).
    Age
    Holocène
  • Greenlandian (11.7 ka)

    Rang
    Sous-Période chronostratigraphique
    Statut
    terme local (informel)
    En bref

    First chronostratigraphic stage of the Holocene.

    Age
    Holocène
  • Boreal

    Name Origin
    Cold climatic phase originally based on the study of Danish peat bogs.
    Rang
    climato/palynostratigraphie
    Statut
    terme informel
    En bref
    Palynological stage of the European Quaternary (approximate age range: 10200-9000 calBP).
    Age
    Holocène
  • Preboreal

    Name Origin
    Transitional climatic phase originally based on the study of Danish peat bogs.
    Rang
    climato/palynostratigraphie
    Statut
    terme informel
    En bref
    Palynological stage of the European Quaternary, at the base of the Holocene (approximate age range: 11650-10200 calBP).
    Age
    Holocène
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