Yoldia stage
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The Yoldia stage is a postglacial Baltic Sea phase characterized by cold, brackish-water conditions and named after the bivalve Yoldia (Portlandia) arctica, whose fossils are typical of its sediments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoldia stage canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological stage
ⓘ
postglacial Baltic Sea phase ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cold brackish-water fauna
ⓘ
connection to the ocean ⓘ postglacial isostatic uplift ⓘ |
| evidencedBy |
marine microfossils
ⓘ
mollusc assemblages ⓘ sediment cores ⓘ |
| follows | Baltic Ice Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Yoldia Sea stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryDefinedBy |
changes in salinity
ⓘ
faunal turnover ⓘ stratigraphic markers ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic | cold conditions ⓘ |
| hasDeposits | Yoldia clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | glaciomarine environment ⓘ |
| hasFaunalElement |
arctic-boreal molluscs
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ |
| hasOriginProcess |
opening of marine connections
ⓘ
retreat of continental ice sheets ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | brackish ⓘ |
| hasTypicalFossil |
Portlandia arctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoldia arctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSediment |
glaciomarine clay
ⓘ
marine clay ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fennoscandian region NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Portlandia arctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoldia arctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltic Sea history ⓘ |
| precedes | Ancylus Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedIn |
Baltic stratigraphy
ⓘ
Scandinavian stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Quaternary geology
ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ paleolimnology ⓘ |
| timeAfter | Last Glacial Maximum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeWithin |
Holocene transition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Pleistocene–early Holocene ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yoldiahavet