期刊
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
卷 36, 期 4, 页码 547-569出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3307
关键词
Middle Pleistocene glaciations; midland England; MIS 12 glaciation; MIS 8 glaciation; organic and soil material
资金
- NERC [bgs06003] Funding Source: UKRI
This study provides a record and analysis of a site in east-midland England, demonstrating two separate glaciations. The study of organic and soil material reveals changes in climate from periglacial to warm and then cool temperate.
This paper provides a record and analysis of a site in east-midland England, at which organic and soil material are found between two Middle Pleistocene tills. This is the first discovery of its kind in the area, and demonstrates unequivocally that the region was glaciated on two separate occasions, something that has long been inferred and articulated, but not actually demonstrated. The landforms, sediments and soils are studied with respect to their geomorphological, lithological, pedological, palaeobotanical and structural properties. The organic and soil material along with soil structures indicate, sequentially, a periglacial climate, a long period of warm temperate weathering and a cool temperate climate. Evaluation of this evidence in terms of existing published work identifies a number of problems with existing models and suggests that the most likely model for the glacial history of this part of midland England is an early Middle Pleistocene glaciation which is represented only by trace erratics, a Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 12 age glaciation which moved across the area from the NW and deposited a chalk-free till, and an MIS 8 age glaciation that transported and deposited an upper chalky till from the NE. (c) 2021 The Authors. Journal of Quaternary Science Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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