Pleistocene Glaciation
Eon Phanerozoic Myr Era cenozoic 0-65 Myr Mesozoic Myr Paleozoic Myr Period Quarternary My Tertiary Myr Cretaceous Myr Jurassic Myr Triassic Myr Epoch Holocene 0-10,000 yr Pleistocene Myr Geologic Time Eon Era Period Epoch Know each for when we live.
Ice sheet evolution
Ocean sedimentation
Sedimentation
Paleoclimate indicators (Proxy data) Ice layers Ocean sediments Coral Bands Tree rings
Coral bands
Plankton
Pollen (Palynology)
Tree rings (dendrochronolgy)
Vegetation types /fossils 45 million year old Palm
O 18 record
Colder climates more 18 O in deep ocean (less is snow or ice cores)
Ice core data
Ice layer dating
Vostok ice core data