Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr...

16
Pleistocene Glaciation

Transcript of Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr...

Page 1: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Pleistocene Glaciation

Page 2: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

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.

Page 3: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Ice sheet evolution

Page 4: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Ocean sedimentation

Page 5: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Sedimentation

Page 6: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Paleoclimate indicators (Proxy data)

Ice layers Ocean sediments

Coral BandsTree rings

Page 7: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Coral bands

Page 8: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Plankton

Page 9: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Pollen (Palynology)

Page 10: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Tree rings (dendrochronolgy)

Page 11: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Vegetation types /fossils

45 million year old Palm

Page 12: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

O18 record

Page 13: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

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

Page 14: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Ice core data

Page 15: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Ice layer dating

Page 16: Pleistocene Glaciation. Eon Phanerozoic 0-544 Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic 65-251 Myr Paleozoic 251-544 Myr Period Quarternary 0-1.8 My Tertiary.

Vostok ice core data