Formal Subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch
(2014) 1st International Congress on Stratigraphy (STRATI) p.983-987- Abstract
- This proposal, by a Working Group of Integration of ice-core, marine, and terrestrial records (INTIMATE) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), is for a formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch. Although previous attempts to subdivide the Holocene have proved inconclusive, recent developments in Quaternary stratigraphy, notably the definition of the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary and the emergence of formal subdivisions of the Pleistocene Series/Epoch, mean that it may be timely to revisit this matter. The Quaternary literature reveals a widespread but variable informal usage of a tripartite division of the Holocene ("early", "middle" or "mid-", and "late"), and... (More)
- This proposal, by a Working Group of Integration of ice-core, marine, and terrestrial records (INTIMATE) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), is for a formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch. Although previous attempts to subdivide the Holocene have proved inconclusive, recent developments in Quaternary stratigraphy, notably the definition of the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary and the emergence of formal subdivisions of the Pleistocene Series/Epoch, mean that it may be timely to revisit this matter. The Quaternary literature reveals a widespread but variable informal usage of a tripartite division of the Holocene ("early", "middle" or "mid-", and "late"), and we propose that this de facto subdivision should now be formalised to ensure consistency in stratigraphic terminology. We advocate a formal Early-Middle Holocene boundary at 8200 a BP and a formal Middle-Late Holocene boundary at 4200 a BP, each of which is linked to a Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP). (Less)
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- 2014
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- keywords
- Holocene, Stratigraphic subdivision, 8.2 ka and 4.2 ka events, NGRIP ice, core, Mawmluh Cave stalagmite
- host publication
- STRATI 2013
- pages
- 983 - 987
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- Springer
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- 1st International Congress on Stratigraphy (STRATI)
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- Lisbon, Portugal
- conference dates
- 2013-07-01 - 2013-07-07
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- wos:000359019400186
- scopus:85006024089
- ISSN
- 2197-9545
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- 978-3-319-04363-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_186
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- English
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