Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK
Glaciation during the late Middle Pleistocene is widely recognized across continental northwest Europe, but its extent and palaeoenvironmental significance in the British Isles are disputed. Although glaciogenic sediments at Wolston, Warwickshire, in the English West Midlands, have been used to defi...
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| author | Sebastian M. Gibson Mark D. Bateman Julian B. Murton Timothy T. Barrows L. Keith Fifield Philip L. Gibbard |
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| description | Glaciation during the late Middle Pleistocene is widely recognized across continental northwest Europe, but its extent and palaeoenvironmental significance in the British Isles are disputed. Although glaciogenic sediments at Wolston, Warwickshire, in the English West Midlands, have been used to define the stratotype of the Wolstonian Stage, their age has been variably assigned between marine isotope stages (MIS) 12 and 6. Here we present sedimentological and stratigraphical observations from five sites across the English West Midlands whose chronology is constrained by new luminescence ages from glaciofluvial sediments, supplemented by cosmogenic 36Cl exposure dating of erratic boulders. The ages suggest that between 199 ± 5 and 147 ± 2.5 ka the British Ice Sheet advanced into the English West Midlands as far south as Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. This advance is assigned to the Moreton Stadial of the Late Wolstonian Substage. Dating of the glaciation to this substage allows correlation of the Moreton Stadial glacial deposits in the English West Midlands with those of the Drenthe Stadial during the Late Saalian Substage across continental northwest Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-776cebf5070b4f05b660a569acf9c7c52023-04-28T10:52:23ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032022-06-019610.1098/rsos.220312Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UKSebastian M. Gibson0Mark D. Bateman1Julian B. Murton2Timothy T. Barrows3L. Keith Fifield4Philip L. Gibbard5Cambridge Quaternary, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UKDepartment of Geography, University of Sheffield, Winter Street, Sheffield S10 2TN, UKDepartment of Geography, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UKSchool of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, AustraliaDepartment of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaCambridge Quaternary, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UKGlaciation during the late Middle Pleistocene is widely recognized across continental northwest Europe, but its extent and palaeoenvironmental significance in the British Isles are disputed. Although glaciogenic sediments at Wolston, Warwickshire, in the English West Midlands, have been used to define the stratotype of the Wolstonian Stage, their age has been variably assigned between marine isotope stages (MIS) 12 and 6. Here we present sedimentological and stratigraphical observations from five sites across the English West Midlands whose chronology is constrained by new luminescence ages from glaciofluvial sediments, supplemented by cosmogenic 36Cl exposure dating of erratic boulders. The ages suggest that between 199 ± 5 and 147 ± 2.5 ka the British Ice Sheet advanced into the English West Midlands as far south as Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. This advance is assigned to the Moreton Stadial of the Late Wolstonian Substage. Dating of the glaciation to this substage allows correlation of the Moreton Stadial glacial deposits in the English West Midlands with those of the Drenthe Stadial during the Late Saalian Substage across continental northwest Europe.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220312QuaternaryWolstonian Stagelithostratigraphysedimentologyoptically stimulated luminescenceexposure dating |
| spellingShingle | Sebastian M. Gibson Mark D. Bateman Julian B. Murton Timothy T. Barrows L. Keith Fifield Philip L. Gibbard Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK Royal Society Open Science Quaternary Wolstonian Stage lithostratigraphy sedimentology optically stimulated luminescence exposure dating |
| title | Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK |
| title_full | Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK |
| title_fullStr | Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK |
| title_short | Timing and dynamics of Late Wolstonian Substage ‘Moreton Stadial’ (MIS 6) glaciation in the English West Midlands, UK |
| title_sort | timing and dynamics of late wolstonian substage moreton stadial mis 6 glaciation in the english west midlands uk |
| topic | Quaternary Wolstonian Stage lithostratigraphy sedimentology optically stimulated luminescence exposure dating |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220312 |
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