Yarmouthian

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Yarmouthian The second (0.23–0.17 Ma) of four interglacial stages recognized in mid-continental North America. It follows the Kansan glacial episode and is equivalent to the upper part of the Günz/Mindel Interglacial of the Alps. At various times during the Yarmouthian climates were both warmer and cooler than they are now.

Yarmouthian

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Yarmouthian The second (0.7–0.55 Ma) of four interglacial stages recognized in mid-continental N. America. It follows the Kansan glacial episode and is equivalent to the upper part of the Günz/Mindel Interglacial of the Alps. At various times during the Yarmouthian climates were both warmer and cooler than they are now.

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