Middle Pleistocene
The Middle Pleistocene, more specifically referred to as the Ionian stage, is a period of geologic time from ca. 781 to 126 thousand years ago.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Pleistocene
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | The older fossils occur at Riversleigh, which boasts an outstanding collection from the Oligocene to Miocene, some 10-30 million years ago. The more recent story then moves to Naracoorte, where one of the richest deposits of vertebrate fossils from the glacial periods of the mid-Pleistocene to the current day (from 530,000 years ago to the present) is conserved. (Nom file) | |
| Carlsbad Caverns | The decoration of Carlsbad Cavern with stalactites, stalagmites and an incredible variety of other formations began more than 500,000 years ago after much of the cavern had been carved out. | |
| Fraser Island | It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides a natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. (wiki) | |
| Great Barrier Reef | The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) considers the earliest evidence of complete reef structures to have been 600,000 years ago. (Wiki) | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Mauna Loa has probably been erupting for at least 700,000 years. (Wiki) | |
| Isole Eolie | The present shape of the Aeolian Islands is the result of volcanic activity over a period of 260,000 years. (Wiki) | |
| Lena Pillars | Lena Pillars were formed some 400000 years ago. Nom file | |
| Lenggong Valley | 1.83 million years ago and again 200,000-100,000 years ago (AB ev) | |
| Lower Valley of the Omo | The oldest hominid remains are 200,000 years old (Ionian). | |
| Mount Carmel Caves | 500,000 years ago (AB ev) | |
| Mount Etna | About 300,000 years ago, volcanism began occurring to the southwest of the summit (centre top of volcano) then, before activity moved towards the present centre 170,000 years ago. (Wiki) | |
| Peking Man Site | Homo Erectus Pekinensis lived in the Middle Pleistocene Period, 700,000 to 200,000 years before modern times (AB ev) | |
| Pitons Management Area | Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Centre is a 3.5 X 5 km wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed approximately 32-39,000 years ago. This eruption also formed the Choiseul Tuff which covers the south east portion of the island. The Pitons are two large lava domes that formed 200-300,000 years ago, some time before the formation of the caldera and since then other domes have filled the caldera floor. (wiki) | |
| Sangay National Park | Sangay developed in three distinct phases. Its oldest edifice, formed between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago, is evidenced today by a wide scattering of material opening to the east, defined by a crest about 4,000 m (13,120 ft) high. (wiki) | |
| Skocjan Caves | Vor einigen 100.000 Jahren stürzten Höhlendecken über dem Fluss ein. Dadurch entstanden die Einsturzdolinen Grosses Tal (Velika dolina, 165 m tief) und Kleines Tal (Mala dolina, 120 m tief). In der Sohle des Grossen Tals versickert die Reka endgültig. (wiki) | |
| Tongariro National Park | In geological terms, the landforms of Tongariro National Park are comparatively young. These volcanoes are all less than 500,000 years old and still active. | |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka |
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