Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe
- Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe
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Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe
epochs stages approximate date
(years before present)
North America Alpine Europe
Postglacial
7,000–17,000
Holocene,
or Recent Wisconsin *Mankato
*Cary
*Tazewell
*Iowan Würm *Würm IV
*Würm III
*Würm II
*Würm I
125,000
Sangamon III Interglacial Riss-Würm
275,000
Illinoian Riss
375,000
Yarmouth II Interglacial Mindel-Riss
Pleistocene
675,000
Kansan Mindel
750,000
Aftonian I Interglacial Günz-Mindel
900,000
Nebraskan Günz
1,000,000
Pliocene Preglacial
*substage
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2010.
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