Bølling-Allerød interstadial
climatology
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possible role in extinction of the woolly rhinoceros
- In woolly rhinoceros
… changes brought on during the Bølling-Allerød interstadial, an interval that saw the rapid retreat of the Pleistocene ice sheets beginning about 14,700 years ago.
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Younger Dryas
- In Younger Dryas
This interval, the Bølling-Allerød interstadial, saw the rapid retreat of the immense Pleistocene ice sheets. A second abrupt climatic warming event, approximately 11,600 years ago, marked the end of the Younger Dryas and the beginning of the Holocene Epoch (11,700 years ago to the present) and Earth’s modern…
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