Sangamon Stage

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sangamonian_Stage
Sangamon Interglacial
gptkbp:characterizedBy warmer climate than present
gptkbp:definedIn stratigraphic evidence
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Wisconsinan_Stage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sangamon Stage
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sangamon_County,_Illinois
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pleistocene_Epoch
gptkbp:period approximately 125,000 to 75,000 years ago
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Illinoian_Stage
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eemian_Stage_(Europe)
Ipswichian Stage (Britain)
Riss-Würm Interglacial (Alps)
gptkbp:significance last interglacial period before the last glaciation in North America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sangamon_interglacial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8