Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)

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Époque chronostratigraphique
Usage
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Status
terme formel valide

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Pleistozän
Français
Pléistocène
Italiano
Pleistocene
English
Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)
Origine du nom
pleistos = le plus , kaïno = récent
Variantes historiques
Quaternaire ancien (Boyer & Girardot 1890), Eiszeitalter, Diluvium = Eiszeit (Roesli 1948), Pleistocän, Pleistocaen

Hiérarchie et succession

Unités sus-jacentes

Âge

Âge à la base
  • Gélasien
Méthode de datation
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.
  • Late Pleistocene (129 ka)

    Rang
    Étage chronostratigraphique
    Statut
    terme formel valide
    En bref

    By definition, the Late Pleistocene corresponds to the last interglacial–glacial cycle (Gondiswil Interglacial and Birrfeld Glacial in Switzerland).

    • Younger Dryas

      Name Origin

      Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

      Rang
      climato/palynostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Cold floral stage at the end of the Late Pleistocene (12900-11500 BP = 11000-9500 av. J.C.).
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
    • Allerød

      Name Origin

      Named after the town of Allerød (Denmark).

      Rang
      climato/palynostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Warmer climatic oscillation of the late glacial Pleistocene (11800-11000 BP = 11400-10730 av. J.C.), identified on the basis of pollen analysis.
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
    • Older Dryas

      Name Origin

      Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

      Rang
      climato/palynostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      (12000-11800 BP = 11590-11400 av. J.C.)
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
    • Bølling

      Name Origin
      série de tourbes découvertes au lac Bølling, dans le Jutland central
      Rang
      climato/palynostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Floral stage (13000-12000 BP = 11720-11590 av. J.C.).
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
    • Oldest Dryas

      Name Origin

      Named after the cold-climate wildflower Dryas octopetala Linnaeus.

      Rang
      climato/palynostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Ab ca. 18'000-15'000 BP, je nach Autor.
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
    • Eemian

      Name Origin

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

      Rang
      chronostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      Nomenclatorial Remarks
      Riss-Würm interglacial (Alps), Ipswichian (United Kingdom), Mikulin interglacial (Russia), Valdivia interglacial (Chile), Sangamonian (North America)
      En bref
      Initial palynostratigraphic subdivision of the Late Pleistocene («Tarantian») of NW Europe, roughly corresponding to MIS-5e and to the Riss-Würm Interglacial.
      Age
      Pléistocène tardif
  • Middle Pleistocene (774 ka)

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    Étage chronostratigraphique
    Statut
    terme formel valide
    En bref

    In Switzerland the age of the Hochterrasse deposits roughly coincides with the Middle Pleistocene.

    • Chibanian

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      Étage chronostratigraphique
      Statut
      terme formel valide
      En bref

      New stage name for the Middle Pleistocene.

      Age
      Mittleres Pleistozän
    • Saalian

      Name Origin

      Named after the river Saale (Deutschland).

      Rang
      chronostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Terminal substage of the Middle Pleistocene of NW Europe, between Holsteinian and Eemian, characterised by cold climate (culminating in the Alpine region with the Riss glaciation).
      Age
      Mittleres Pleistozän
    • Holsteinian

      Name Origin

      Named after the Holstein region (N Germany).

      Rang
      chronostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      Nomenclatorial Remarks
      Hoxnian (United Kingdom), Likhvinian (Russia)
      En bref
      Palynostratigraphic subdivision of the Middle Pleistocene (Ionian) of NW Europe, corresponding to MIS-11 and to the Mindel-Riss Interglacial.
      Age
      Mittleres Pleistozän
    • Elsterian

      Name Origin

      Named after the river Weisse Elster (E Germany), a tributary of the river Saale.

      Rang
      chronostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      Nomenclatorial Remarks
      Anglian (United Kingdom), Okian (Russia)
      En bref
      Substage of the Middle Pleistocene of NW Europe, corresponding to MIS-12 and characterised by a cold climate (culminating in the Alpine region with the Mindel glaciation).
      Age
      Mittleres Pleistozän
    • Cromerian

      Name Origin

      Named after the East Anglian town of Cromer (UK).

      Rang
      chronostratigraphie
      Statut
      terme informel
      En bref
      Initial palynostratigraphic subdivision of the Middle Pleistocene («Ionian») of NW Europe, encompassing several glacial/interglacial cycles under a relatively mild climate (Günz-Mindel Interglacial).
      Age
      Mittleres Pleistozän
  • Early Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)

    Rang
    chronostratigraphie
    En bref
    Geological subepoch characterised by a predominantly reversed polarised paleomagnetic field (Matuyama) and the onset of large glacial fluctuations.
    Age
    Gélasien
    • Calabrian (1.80 Ma)

      Name Origin

      Named after the Calabria region (Italy).

      Rang
      Étage chronostratigraphique
      Statut
      terme formel valide
      En bref
      Second substage of the Early Pleistocene.
      Age
      Frühes Pleistozän
      • Sicilian

        Name Origin

        Named after Sicilia (Italia).

        Rang
        Sous-Étage chronostratigraphique
        Statut
        valide
        En bref
        Regional substage (= late Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
        Age
        Calabrien
      • Emilian

        Name Origin

        Named after the Emilia region (Italia).

        Rang
        Sous-Étage chronostratigraphique
        Statut
        valide
        En bref
        Regional substage (= middle Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
        Age
        Calabrien
      • Santernian

        Rang
        Sous-Étage chronostratigraphique
        Statut
        valide
        En bref
        Regional substage (= early Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
        Age
        Calabrien
    • Gelasian (2.58 Ma)

      Name Origin

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

      Rang
      Étage chronostratigraphique
      Statut
      terme formel valide
      Age
      Frühes Pleistozän
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