Wolstonian Stage
The Wolstonian Stage is a middle Pleistocene stage of the geological history of Earth from approximately 374,000 until 130,000 years ago. It precedes the Eemian Stage in Europe and follows the Hoxnian Stage in the British Isles.
| Wolstonian | |
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| Celestial body | Earth |
| Regional usage | Regional |
| Used by | United Kingdom |
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| Chronological unit | Age |
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage |
It is also approximately analogous to the Warthe and Saalian stages in northern Europe; the Riss glaciation in the Alps; and the Illinoian Stage in North America.
It is equivalent to Marine isotope stages (MIS) 10 through 6. MIS 10, 8 and 6 were glacial periods and 9 and 7 were interglacials.
It is named after Wolston in the English county of Warwickshire.
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