Middle Pleistocene Epoch

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:correspondsTo Chibanian Age
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:endDate approximately 126,000 years ago
gptkbp:followedBy Late Pleistocene Epoch
gptkbp:GSSP_ratified 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Middle Pleistocene Epoch
gptkbp:notableFor evolution of Homo heidelbergensis
glacial and interglacial cycles
appearance of archaic Homo sapiens
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pleistocene_Epoch
gptkbp:precededBy Early Pleistocene Epoch
gptkbp:significantEvent Brunhes–Matuyama magnetic reversal
gptkbp:startDate approximately 781,000 years ago
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf Chibanian Stage
gptkbp:type gptkb:Chiba_section,_Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upper_Pleistocene_Epoch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7