Holstein interglacial


The Holstein interglacial, also called the Mindel-Riss interglacial in the Alpine region, is the third to last major interglacial before the Holocene, the present warm period. It followed directly after the Elster glaciation and came before the Saale glaciation, during the Middle Pleistocene. The more precise timing is controversial since Holstein is commonly correlated to two different marine isotope stages, MIS 11 and MIS 9. This ambiguity is much related to the correlation problem described in more detail in the article 'Elster glaciation'.

Definition

The Holstein interglacial is defined by marine sedimentation. On the stratigraphic record at the natural monument of :de:Sievertsche Tongrube in Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel, its development is traced from the Elster ice age through the start of the warm period to its flooding by the Holstein Sea.

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