The Beestonian precedes the
Cromerian Stage and follows the
Pastonian Stage. This stage consists of alternating glacial and interglacial phases instead of being a continuous
glacial epoch. It is equivalent to
Marine isotope stages 22 to (60?).[1][2][3] The Beestonian Stage and Marine Isotope Stage 22 ended about 866,000 years ago.[4][5]
The Beestonian corresponds temporally to the
Danube Stage in the glacial history of the
Alpine region. Based on finding in the
Low Countries, the corresponding stage in northern continental Europe is divided into four stages, the Bavelian, Menapian, Waalian, and Eburonian.[6]
The Beestonian had also been equated to the
Nebraskan glaciation in
North America. However, the Nebraskan Stage, along with the Kansan and Aftonian Stages, have been abandoned by North American Quaternary geologists and merged into the
Pre-Illinoian Stage.[7][8] At this time, the Beestonian stage is correlated with the period of time, which includes the Pre-Illinoian F, Pre-Illinoian G, and Pre-Illinoian H glaciations of North America.[2][8]
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