Marine Isotope Stage 6

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf marine isotope stage
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs MIS 6
gptkbp:characterizedBy glacial period
gptkbp:correspondsTo gptkb:Illinoian_glaciation_(North_America)
gptkb:Riss_glaciation_(Alps)
Wolstonian Stage (Britain)
Saale glaciation (Northern Europe)
gptkbp:duration about 61,000 years
gptkbp:endDate about 130,000 years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Marine_Isotope_Stage_5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Isotope Stage 6
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy Marine Isotope Stage 7
gptkbp:significance one of the major glacial periods of the Quaternary
gptkbp:startDate about 191,000 years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Middle_Pleistocene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6