The last Middle Pleistocene interglacial in Lithuania : insights from ESR-dating of deposits at Valakampiai, and from stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental data

• Autorzy: Molodkov A. , Bolikhovskaya N. , Gaigalas A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The penultimate (Snaigupele, oxygen isotope stage (OIS) 7) interglacial has proved controversial in Lithuania because of palynological similarities between Holsteinian, SnaigupĹlĹ and Eemian interglacial deposits in the Lithuanian terrestrial record. Furthermore, no warm interglacial period has been recognised between the Holsteinian (OIS 11) and Eemian (OIS 5) in the neighbouring Baltic countries, Estonia and Latvia. In this study, we provide electron spin resonance (ESR) dates of two freshwater mollusc shell samples collected from lacustrine sediments at the Valakampiai site which are thought to be Snaigupele in age. Shells analysed gave mutually consistent dates of 116.0 š 10.8 and 110.0 š 12.1 ka with an average age of about 113.3 ka. These dates are thus significantly younger than OIS 7, and more closely correspond to OIS 5 (Eemian). The possible occurrence of this late Middle Pleistocene OIS 7 interglacial episode in Lithuania and other Baltic countries is evaluated with reference to the nearest and most complete long terrestrial sequences from the central and southeastern parts of the East-European Plain.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Lithuania; Middle Pleistocene; Snaigupele Interglacial; OIS 7; ESR dating; mollusc shells; palynostratigraphy; correlation

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: Vol. 46, No 4
• Strony: 363--375
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 58 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Molodkov A.

• Institute of Geology, Tallinn Technical University, 7 Estonia Blvd., 10143 Tallinn, Estonia

autor

Bolikhovskaya N.

• Department of Geography, Moscow State University, GSP-3 Vorob’evy Gory, 119899 Moscow, Russia

autor

Gaigalas A.

• Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Vilnius University, Ciurlionio 21/27, LT-2009 Vilnius, Lithuania

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