1.95
2.0
2.0
2.1
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2.14 Reunion
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.19
2.33
2.4
2.4
2.39
2.44 ‘X’
2009 IUGS-ICS 2009 IUGS-ICS
GSSP
Neog. Plio. Piac.
Gauss
redefined
redefined
formal base formal base
Quaternary Pleistocene
2.588
63
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
PL6
PL5
103
G1
G3
104
G2
Major divisions
0.4
3.3 km
3.0 km
L6
3.2 km
30 m_
S6
68 m_
S7
L8
B
M
1.1
b
CN13
1.3
1.4
S20
1.5
1.6
GSSP
1.8
1.806
a
Wacken
/ Dömnitz
Fuhne
Holsteinian
Elsterian
Hoxnian
Anglian
Interglacial IV
Glacial c
Interglacial III
Cromerian
Interglacial II
Glacial a
Interglacial I
d
2.2
NN17
NN16
b
2.588
Pre-Pastonian
/ Baventian
Tiglian
Bramertonian
/ Antian
Thurnian
Ludhamian
100 m_
S32
L33
M
G
252 m_
‘Red Clay’
Antarctic
Continental Asia
pre-Illinoian C
Donian
Ilynian
pre-Illinoian D
Pokrovian
pre-Illinoian E
2
Department of Physical Geography
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Quaternary Palaeoenvironments Group, Cambridge Quaternary
Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
http://www-qpg.geog.cam.ac.uk/
http://www.geo.uu.nl/
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0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
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1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
Praetiglian
Pre-Ludhamian
Reuverian
0.9
pre-Illinoian G
Waltonian
1.4
1.5
1.6
pre-Illinoian H
1.7
pre-Illinoian I
1.8
1.9
pre-Illinoian J
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International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA),
Stratigraphy and Chronology Commission (SACCOM).
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS),
International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS),
Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS).
http://www.inqua.tcd.ie/
http://www.stratigraphy.org/
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
pre-Illinoian K
Regional stage/substage divisions
GSSP = Global Stratotype Section and Point: position
1
N
Muchkapian
Pastonian
L32
2.6
2.7
77 m_
O
S31
2.5
GSSP
pre-Illinoian B
Eburonian
S30
2.4
c
70 m_
S29
2.3
CN12
Linge
Bavel
Waalian
S27
0.3
pre-Illinoian F
60 m_
S28
0.2
0.4
Likhvinian
Okian
Dorst
Leerdam
L27
2.1
0.1
Haweran
Petropavlovian
Menapian
S21
S22
Illinoian
Age
(Ma)
0
pre-Illinoian A
Glacial b
S26
2.0
m
Sangamonian
140 m_
S19
S25
th
A
Mikulinian
Moscovian
Dnieper
‘Tottenhill’
Beestonian
S24
1.9
NN18
50 m_
S23
1.7
or
Ipswichian
Krinitisian
/ Krinitsa
S10 J
S11
S12
L13
S13
L14
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
N
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Bavelian
Sicilian
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L3
S5
3.1 km
Valdaian
14 m_
S4
2.8 km
Devensian
Warthe
Drenthe
S2
2.5 km
Weichselian
5 m_
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http://www.cam.ac.uk/
composite
core depth
Neopleistocene
3.0 km
50 %
Wolstonian
0.3
depth
down
section
40
Saalian
2.5 km
30
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Marine stage/zone divisions
GSSP = Global Stratotype Section and Point
L2
0.9
58
68
70
72
74
2.0 km
2.0 km
S0
10
not named
Olduvai
L1
0
S8
56
60
62
64
1.0 km
0%
Khaprovian
1.77
0.5 km
1.0 km
% weight D >63 mm
recent alternative chronostratigraphic correlation scheme
1.68 Gilsa
0.5 km
100 75 %
Eopleistocene
46
48
50
52
54
SUS 10 -8 m3 / kg
Verkhod.
1.8
PT1a
0
53º41’48”N
108º21’06”E
Tolucheevkian
/ Tolucheevka
E
a
r
l
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37
38
40
42
44
-400
ChiLoPart time scale
Section Jingbian
Magnetic susceptibility
37º40’54”N
Coarse grained admixture 108º31’15”E
Khaprovian
/ Khapry
1.4
36
78.47ºS 106.86ºE
75.10ºS 123.35ºE
Late Pliocene
1.22 Cobb
1.24 Mountain
Oatm.‰ -450
0.8
Emilian
1.2
31
32
34
18
0.7
Calabrian
1.07
25
26
28
30
0
18
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Verkhodonian
/ Verkhodon
1948-2009
19
1
0.6
a
20
cores Vostok and Dome-C (EDC)
0.5
CN14
Termination VII - 621 ka
0.1
Santernian
1948-2009
Jaramillo
Ca
lc
a
b r
15a
15e
16
0.99
b
Termination VI - 533 ka
0.593 CR3
Tyrrhenian
Gelasian
former
former
formal base formal base
Quaternary Pleistocene
1.0
NN20
0
Ionian
14
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Pl
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k
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11
Termination V - 424 ka
22
24
1.9
2.7
PT1b
Piac.
CR2 /
0.543 Big Lost
0.781
P
l
e
i
s
t
o
c
e
n
e
1.7
2.6
Termination IV - 337 ka
9a
9e
Gd. fistulosus – Gt. tosaensis ISZ
Q
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a
t
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r
n
a
r
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1.6
2.5
10
7a
7e
18
1.5
1.8
Termination III - 243 ka
D. altispira – Gd. fistulosus IZ
1.4
8
NN21 CN15 CN15
D. altispira – Gt. miocenica IZ
1.3
Termination II - 130 ka
Gd. fistulosus – Gt. truncatuloides IZ
0.6
Matuyama
1.2
6
12
0.7
1.1
5a
5e
D. altispira – Gt. pseudomiocenica IZ Gt.pseudomiocenica – Gd.fistulosus IZ
0.6
0.319 CR1
Brunhes
M
i
d
d
l
e
0.5
1.0
ag
e
M
0.12 Blake
Age
(Ma)
Atlantic Indo-Pacific
Termination I - 14 ka
4
0.260 CR0
0.4
0.9
sta Iso
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of p
5 e
be 7 g St
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m
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c
2
0.2
0.3
0.8
4
Gt. truncatulinoides PRZ
0.2
5
LR04 stack | MD95-2042
0.1
Subchrons,
Excursion events
St
Age
(Ma)
Holocene
0.0117
L
a
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0
Pa
la
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Ch
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Se
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s
Su
bs
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Age
(Ma)
Sy
ste
m
s,
St
ag
es
Global chronostratigraphical correlation table for the last 2.7 million years
2.5
Mangapanian
2.6
2.7