The interglacial of Frechen I/Rheinland - A section of the Tiglian A-type

Abstract

Palynological investigations of earliest Pleistocene deposits at Frechen, some ten kilometers west of Cologne permit the dating of these sediments in terms of the Dutch biostratigraphic scale. Of special interest is a newly discovered interglacial period, termed the 'Frechen I Interglacial', which indicates a more complicated development of vegetation during the early Tiglian than was hitherto thought.