The natural environment during the Neopleistocene and Holocene of European northeastern Russia

Abstract

Here we present the summarized results of 40 years detailed researches of the Neopleistocene deposits of different genetic types in the north-east of European Russia. We studied the spore-pollen spectra of interglacial Quaternary sediments from boreholes and river sections, the material composition of tills and microtheriofauna from periglacial sediments. This allowed us to carry out stratigraphic division of the Neopleistocene and Holocene sections and recreate the climatic conditions for formation of interglacial deposits. Six sedimentary cycles have been determined in the Quaternary section of the research territory. It is concluded that now there is a trend towards climate cooling in the European north-east of Russia. The book will find welcome researchers dealing with various problems of geology and palaegeography of the Neopleistocene and Holocene.