Chronostratigraphic chart for the Quaternary of the Iberian Peninsula (v 3.0): New stratigraphic, palaeontologic, and archeologic data

Abstract

The third edition of the Chronostratigraphic Chart for the Quaternary of the Iberian Peninsula (v 3.0) substitutes the older 2007 and 2009 versions. The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and more specifically the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS), has been working since 2009 both in the formal definition of the Quaternary status and its subdivisions, based on formally approved GSSP's (Global Stratotype Section and Points). This new Chart includes the recently approved GSSPs for the subdivisions of the Holocene epoch (Greenlandian, Northgrippian and Meghalayan stages) and the Chibanian stage, that replaces the former Middle Pleistocene (774,1 – 128,0 ka) ratified by the IUGS in the year 2020. This 3.0 chart also includes all the modifications and corrections that have arisen since then, including the updating of data and dates for the most representative paleontological and/or archaeological sites of Spain. Likewise, the extension of the different climatic periods considered for Central Europe and the Alps has been revised and adjusted to updated mammal biozones and associated faunas. The extension of these faunas is referred to central and southern Europe and not only to the Iberian Peninsula. In the temporal distribution of prehistoric periods and associated techno-cultural complexes, a distinction is made between the African and European continents. In the same way, the succession of hominin species is also focused on these two continents. This revision contains an updated reference list and an interactive digital version to be consulted from electronic devices (Computers, tablets, mobile phones, etc.).