MIS 2

Stages

• MIS 1 – 14 kya, end of the Younger Dryas marks the start of the Holocene. The LR04 date of 14 kya had to accommodate less well studied time intervals, and the generally accepted date of 11.7 kya is to be preferred.
• MIS 2 – 29 (Last Glacial Maximum)
• MIS 3 – 57 (MIS 5d- MIS 2 is called the Last Glacial Period, Wisconsinan glaciation in North America, Weichselian glaciation in northern Europe)
• MIS 4 – 71
• MIS 5 – 130, usually sub-divided into a to e:
  • MIS 5a – 82 (peak of interglacial sub-stage)
  • MIS 5b – 87 (peak of glacial sub-stage)
  • MIS 5c – 96 (peak of interglacial sub-stage)
  • MIS 5d – 109 (peak of glacial sub-stage)
  • MIS 5e – 123 (peak of Last Interglacial, also known as the Eemian among other names)