Beestonian glaciation

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Beestonian Stage
gptkbp:characterizedBy glacial deposits
cold climate
gptkbp:endDate about 0.478 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Anglian_glaciation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beestonian glaciation
gptkbp:namedAfter Beeston, Norfolk
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:period early to middle Pleistocene
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cromerian_interglacial
gptkbp:region gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:relatedTo Menapian glaciation
Pre-Illinoian glaciation
gptkbp:significance major glacial stage in British Quaternary stratigraphy
gptkbp:startDate about 1.8 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cromerian_interglacial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8