Pleistocene-Holocene transition
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:geological_formation
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Pleistocene-Holocene boundary
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkb:Bølling-Allerød_interstadial |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
global warming
sea level rise glacial retreat megafaunal extinctions |
| gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Holocene_climatic_optimum
|
| gptkbp:GlobalBoundaryStratotypeSectionAndPoint |
gptkb:NGRIP_ice_core,_Greenland
|
| gptkbp:marksStartOf |
gptkb:Holocene_epoch
|
| gptkbp:occurredApproximately |
11,700 years ago
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Late_Glacial_Maximum
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
archaeology
paleoclimatology paleoecology |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
Quaternary geology
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Paleo-American_period
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pleistocene-Holocene transition
|