Open AccessEditor's column: Core B 873 and the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary‐stratotype
Author(s) -
HYVÄRINEN HANNU
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1976.tb00264.x
Subject(s) - stratotype , holocene , pleistocene , geology , boundary (topology) , core (optical fiber) , paleontology , stage (stratigraphy) , mathematical analysis , materials science , mathematics , composite material
The various problems in defining and dating a Pleistocene/Holocene boundary in Core B 873, proposed as the world boundary‐stratotype by N.‐A. Mörner, are pointed out. It is suggested that a terrestrial‐lacustrine section might be a better alternative.