BAT

geochronology
Also known as: Boreal–Atlantic Transition

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occurrence during Holocene Epoch

  • geologic time
    In Holocene Epoch: Continental shelf and coastal regions

    …forests in western Europe (the BAT, or “Boreal–Atlantic Transition”). In The Netherlands the barrier beaches re-formed close to the present coastline, and widespread tidal flats developed to the interior. These are known as the Calais Beds (or Calaisian) from the definition in Flanders by Dubois. In the protected inner margins,…

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