GUNZ GLACIAL STAGE

major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in the Alpine region of Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Gnz Glacial Stage is one of the early recognized divisions that reflected the importance of repeated Pleistocene glacial episodes. The Gnz Glacial Stage preceded the Gnz-Mindel Interglacial and followed the Donau-Gnz Interglacial, both periods of relatively moderate climatic conditions. The Gnz Stage is correlated with the Baventian Stage sequence of marine deposits of Great Britain and the Menapian Glacial Stage of northern Europe. It is broadly equivalent to the Nebraskan Glacial Stage of North America.