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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Last_Interglacial
gptkb:Eemian_interglacial
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gptkbp:beganIn
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about 130,000 years ago
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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warmer climate than present
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gptkbp:climate
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warmer and wetter than Holocene
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gptkbp:CO2Level
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about 280 ppm
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gptkbp:correspondsTo
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gptkb:Marine_Isotope_Stage_5e
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gptkbp:definedIn
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marine and terrestrial deposits
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:endDate
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about 115,000 years ago
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gptkbp:equivalentTo
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gptkb:Sangamonian_Stage_(North_America)
Ipswichian Stage (Britain)
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gptkbp:fauna
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hippopotamus in Britain
elephants in Europe
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gptkbp:flora
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oak, hazel, hornbeam
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Weichselian_glaciation
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gptkbp:fossil
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temperate forests in Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eemian Stage
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gptkbp:iceSheet
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Greenland ice sheet smaller than today
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gptkbp:importantFor
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analog for current interglacial (Holocene)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Europe
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Eem_River
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Saalian_glaciation
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gptkbp:studiedIn
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paleoclimatology
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gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel
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6 to 9 meters higher than present
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eemian_interglacial
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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