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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pleistocene Glaciation
Eon Phanerozoic0-544 Myr
Era cenozoic0-65 Myr
Mesozoic65-251 Myr
Paleozoic251-544 Myr
Period
Quarternary 0-1.8 MyTertiary 1.8-65 Myr
Cretaceous 65-144MyrJurassic 144-206 MyrTriassic 206-251 Myr
Epoch
Holocene 0-10,000 yrPleistocene .01-1.8 Myr
Geologic TimeEon Era Period EpochKnow each for when we live.
Ice sheet evolution
Ocean sedimentation
Sedimentation
Paleoclimate indicators (Proxy data)
Ice layers Ocean sediments
Coral BandsTree rings
Coral bands
Plankton
Pollen (Palynology)
Tree rings (dendrochronolgy)
Vegetation types /fossils
45 million year old Palm
O18 record
Colder climates more 18O in deep ocean (less is snow or ice cores)
Ice core data
Ice layer dating
Vostok ice core data