Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe

epochs stages approximate date

(years before present)

North America Alpine Europe

Postglacial

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7,000–17,000

Holocene,

or Recent Wisconsin *Mankato

*Cary

*Tazewell

*Iowan Würm *Würm IV

*Würm III

*Würm II

*Würm I

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125,000

Sangamon III Interglacial Riss-Würm

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275,000

Illinoian Riss

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375,000

Yarmouth II Interglacial Mindel-Riss

Pleistocene

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675,000

Kansan Mindel

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750,000

Aftonian I Interglacial Günz-Mindel

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900,000

Nebraskan Günz

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1,000,000

Pliocene Preglacial

*substage