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Correlation of the Eemian (interglacial) Stage and the deep-sea oxygen-isotope stratigraphy

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A complete interglacial sequence in coastal marine sediments in western Norway is correlated with the Eemian Stage by means of pollen stratigraphy, and with deep-sea cores by means of marine fossils. The Eemian is correlated with isotope stage 5e.

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Mangerud, J., Sønstegaard, E. & Sejrup, HP. Correlation of the Eemian (interglacial) Stage and the deep-sea oxygen-isotope stratigraphy. Nature 277, 189–192 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/277189a0

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