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Pleistocene Glaciation

Pleistocene Glaciation. Epoch Holocene 0-10,000 yr Pleistocene .01-1.8 Myr. Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary 1.8-65 Myr Cretaceous 65-144Myr Jurassic 144-206 Myr Triassic 206-251 Myr. Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr. Eon Phanerozoic

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Pleistocene Glaciation

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  1. Pleistocene Glaciation

  2. Epoch Holocene 0-10,000 yr Pleistocene .01-1.8 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary 1.8-65 Myr Cretaceous 65-144Myr Jurassic 144-206 Myr Triassic 206-251 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Geologic Time Eon  Era  Period  Epoch Know each for when we live.

  3. Ice sheet evolution

  4. Ocean sedimentation

  5. Sedimentation

  6. Paleoclimate indicators (Proxy data) Ocean sediments Ice layers Coral Bands Tree rings

  7. Coral bands

  8. Plankton

  9. Pollen (Palynology)

  10. Tree rings (dendrochronolgy)

  11. Vegetation types /fossils 45 million year old Palm

  12. dO18 record

  13. Colder climates  more 18O in deep ocean (less is snow or ice cores)

  14. Ice core data

  15. Ice layer dating

  16. Vostok ice core data

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