Early Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)
Representation and status
- Color CMYK
- (0%,5%,28%,0%)
- Color RGB
- R: 255 G: 242 B: 183
- Rank
- chronostratigraphy
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Frühpleistozän
- Français
- Pléistocène précoce
- Italiano
- Primo Pleistocene
- English
- Early Pleistocene (2.58 Ma)
- Historical Variants
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Altpleistozän, Alt-Pleistozän (Keller & Krayss 2010), Pléistocène ancien
Hierarchy and sequence
- Subordinate units
- Units at roof
- Lower boundary
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The base of the Early Pleistocene (and base of the Quaternary) is defined at the Gauss-Matuyama paleomagnetic reversal, around 2.58 Ma.
Age
- Age at top
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- Calabrian
- Age at base
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- Gelasian
- Dating Method
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The base of the Early Pleistocene (and base of the Quaternary) is defined at the Gauss-Matuyama paleomagnetic reversal, around 2.58 Ma, which also roughly corresponds to the onset of MIS-103.
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Calabrian (1.80 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the Calabria region (Italy).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- In short
- Second substage of the Early Pleistocene.
- Age
- Early Pleistocene
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Sicilian
- Name Origin
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Named after Sicilia (Italia).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Substage
- Status
- valid
- In short
- Regional substage (= late Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
- Age
- Calabrian
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Emilian
- Name Origin
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Named after the Emilia region (Italia).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Substage
- Status
- valid
- In short
- Regional substage (= middle Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
- Age
- Calabrian
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Santernian
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Substage
- Status
- valid
- In short
- Regional substage (= early Calabrian, Early Pleistocene) in Italy.
- Age
- Calabrian
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Gelasian (2.58 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the town of Gela (Italia), Sicilia.
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- Age
- Early Pleistocene