1.

95

2.0

2.0

2.1

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2.14 Reunion

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.19

2.33

2.4

2.4

2.39
2.44 X

2009 IUGS-ICS 2009 IUGS-ICS

GSSP

Neog. Plio. Piac.

Gauss

redefined
redefined
formal base formal base
Quaternary Pleistocene

2.588

63

76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102

PL6

PL5
103
G1
G3

104
G2

Major divisions

0.4

3.3 km

3.0 km

L6

3.2 km

30 m_

S6

68 m_

S7

L8

B
M

1.1

b
CN13

1.3
1.4

S20

1.5
1.6

GSSP

1.8

1.806

Wacken
/ Dmnitz
Fuhne

Holsteinian
Elsterian

Hoxnian
Anglian

Interglacial IV
Glacial c
Interglacial III

Cromerian

Interglacial II
Glacial a
Interglacial I

2.2

NN17
NN16

2.588

Pre-Pastonian
/ Baventian

Tiglian

Bramertonian
/ Antian
Thurnian

Ludhamian
100 m_

S32
L33

M
G

252 m_

Red Clay

Antarctic

Continental Asia

pre-Illinoian C

Donian
Ilynian

pre-Illinoian D

Pokrovian

pre-Illinoian E

Department of Physical Geography

Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Quaternary Palaeoenvironments Group, Cambridge Quaternary
Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

http://www-qpg.geog.cam.ac.uk/

http://www.geo.uu.nl/

St
ag
es
d

Ze
al
an
ew

0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8

Castlecliffian

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3

Praetiglian
Pre-Ludhamian

Reuverian

0.9

pre-Illinoian G

Waltonian

1.4
1.5
1.6
pre-Illinoian H

1.7

pre-Illinoian I

1.8
1.9

pre-Illinoian J
Nukumaruan

International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA),

Stratigraphy and Chronology Commission (SACCOM).

International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS),

International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS),
Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS).

http://www.inqua.tcd.ie/

http://www.stratigraphy.org/

2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

pre-Illinoian K

Regional stage/substage divisions

GSSP = Global Stratotype Section and Point: position

Muchkapian

Pastonian

L32

2.6
2.7

77 m_

S31

2.5
GSSP

pre-Illinoian B

Eburonian

S30

2.4

70 m_

S29

2.3

CN12

Linge
Bavel

Waalian

S27

0.3

pre-Illinoian F

60 m_

S28

0.2

0.4

Likhvinian
Okian

Dorst
Leerdam

L27

2.1

0.1
Haweran

Petropavlovian

Menapian

S21
S22

Illinoian

Age
(Ma)

pre-Illinoian A

Glacial b

S26

2.0

m
Sangamonian

140 m_

S19

S25

th
A

Mikulinian
Moscovian
Dnieper

Tottenhill

Beestonian

S24

1.9

NN18

50 m_

S23

1.7

or

Ipswichian

Krinitisian
/ Krinitsa

S10 J
S11
S12
L13
S13
L14
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18

Eemian

Bavelian

Sicilian

S9

1.0

er
ic
an

St
ag
es
Pl
ai
n
Ru
s

sia
n

St
ag
es

Wisconsinan

40 m_

L9

St
ag
es

St
ag
es
op
Br
iti
sh

W
es
t

th

or

N
20 m_

L5

S6

Eu
r

eq
u

Ba
ik
al
S
Bi
o

La
ke

S3

L7

ea
n

en
ce

Co gen
m
i
BD pos c S
P it
i
BD -96- reco lic
P- 1 [4 rd a C
96 , co
-2 6, 7 llat on
[G , 1 ing te
C- 2- o n
1,1 19 ve t
-4 , 22 rlap
9]; , p
BD 25- ing
P- 27, cor
98 2 e
[4] 9-3 seg
3, m
48 en
-5 ts
0];

en
ce
Se
qu
L3

S5

3.1 km

Valdaian

14 m_

S4
2.8 km

Devensian

Warthe
Drenthe

S2
2.5 km

Weichselian

5 m_

K.M. Cohen1 & P.L. Gibbard2

http://www.cam.ac.uk/

composite
core depth

Neopleistocene

3.0 km

50 %

Wolstonian

0.3

depth
down
section

40

Saalian

2.5 km

30

Cromerian complex

Tarantian

Lo
es
s

Ita ar
lia d
M n M St
ed a a
ite rin ge
rra e s
ne Sta (
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Se s
pe
a
r

Ch
in
es
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A
ta
nt
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ar
s)
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Is
ot
op
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or
d

to
n
op
nn

io eo
zo u
na s
tio N
n a

ta
nd

0.2

20

S1

1.2

NN19

Marine stage/zone divisions

GSSP = Global Stratotype Section and Point

L2

0.9

58

68
70
72
74

2.0 km

2.0 km

S0

10

not named

Olduvai

L1

S8

56
60
62
64

1.0 km

0%

Khaprovian

1.77

0.5 km

1.0 km

% weight D >63 mm

recent alternative chronostratigraphic correlation scheme

1.68 Gilsa

0.5 km

100 75 %

Eopleistocene

46
48
50
52
54

SUS 10 -8 m3 / kg

Verkhod.

1.8

PT1a

534148N
1082106E

Tolucheevkian
/ Tolucheevka

E
a
r
l
y

37

38
40
42
44

-400

ChiLoPart time scale

Section Jingbian
Magnetic susceptibility
374054N
Coarse grained admixture 1083115E

Khaprovian
/ Khapry

1.4

36

78.47S 106.86E
75.10S 123.35E

Late Pliocene

1.22 Cobb
1.24 Mountain

Oatm. -450

0.8

Emilian

1.2

31

32
34

18

0.7

Calabrian

1.07

25

26
28
30

18

v. 2011

Verkhodonian
/ Verkhodon

1948-2009

19

0.6
a

20

cores Vostok and Dome-C (EDC)

0.5

CN14

Termination VII - 621 ka

0.1

Santernian

1948-2009

Jaramillo

Ca
lc
a
b r

15a
15e

16

0.99

Termination VI - 533 ka

0.593 CR3

Tyrrhenian

Gelasian

former
former
formal base formal base
Quaternary Pleistocene

1.0

NN20

Ionian

14

la
nk

in
ife
ra
am
bi to
oz n
on ic
at F
io o
n
r

Pl
an
k

e
ar
in

11

Termination V - 424 ka

22
24

1.9

2.7

PT1b

Piac.

CR2 /
0.543 Big Lost

0.781

P
l
e
i
s
t
o
c
e
n
e

1.7

2.6

Termination IV - 337 ka

9a
9e

Gd. fistulosus Gt. tosaensis ISZ

Q
u
a
t
e
r
n
a
r
y

1.6

2.5

10

7a
7e

18

1.5

1.8

Termination III - 243 ka

D. altispira Gd. fistulosus IZ

1.4

NN21 CN15 CN15

D. altispira Gt. miocenica IZ

1.3

Termination II - 130 ka

Gd. fistulosus Gt. truncatuloides IZ

0.6

Matuyama

1.2

12

0.7

1.1

5a
5e

D. altispira Gt. pseudomiocenica IZ Gt.pseudomiocenica Gd.fistulosus IZ

0.6

0.319 CR1

Brunhes

M
i
d
d
l
e

0.5

1.0

ag
e

0.12 Blake

Age
(Ma)

Atlantic Indo-Pacific

Termination I - 14 ka

0.260 CR0

0.4

0.9

sta Iso
ck to
of p
5 e
be 7 g St
nt lob a
hi a ge
c d lly s
18 di
O s tr
re ib
co ut
rd ed
s

re ec
ve o
rs rd
ed

no ag
rm ne
al ti
c

0.2

0.3

0.8

Gt. truncatulinoides PRZ

0.2

LR04 stack | MD95-2042

0.1

Subchrons,
Excursion events

St

Age
(Ma)

Holocene
0.0117
L
a
t
e

Pa
la
eo

s
on

ie

Ch
r

Se
rie
s
Su
bs
er

Age
(Ma)

Sy

ste
m

s,

St

ag

es

Global chronostratigraphical correlation table for the last 2.7 million years

2.5
Mangapanian

2.6
2.7