Table T1. Correlation between European and North American glacial terminology, approximate age, and marine isotope stage (MIS).
Northwest Europe | North America | Glacial/Interglacial | Age (ka) | MIS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saalian | Illinoian | Glacial | 200–130 | 6 |
Eemian | Sangamonian | Interglacial | 130–115 | 5e |
early Weichselian | Eo-Wisconsinan | Glacial | 115–70 | 5a–5d |
middle Weichselian | early/middle Wisconsinan | Glacial | 70–30 | 3–4 |
late Weichselian | late Wisconsinan | Glacial | 30–11.7 | 2–3 |
Holocene | Holocene | Interglacial | 11.7–present | 1 |
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