Kamasian Pluvial Stage

geology
Also known as: Second Pluvial Stage

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Pleistocene Epoch

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    In Africa: Pleistocene and Holocene developments

    The Kamasian, or Second, Pluvial of the middle Pleistocene Epoch corresponds to the Mindel in Europe. A dry but not a desert climate is implied by the Kamasian-Kanjeran Interpluvial levels at Olduvai Gorge. The Kanjeran, or Third, Pluvial occurred during the middle Pleistocene and corresponds to…

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