MIS 11: Warmer or Colder Than The Present?
As stated above, MIS 11 is considered the warmest interglacial period of the last 500 kyr. Nevertheless, some issues concern the lack of evidence for the trends and degree of warming during this interval. Recent isotopic and planktonic faunal data sets from high-accumulation rate marine successions in the North and South Atlantic indicate that MIS 11 was not warmer, but even slightly cooler than the Holocene. According to these data, the warmest interglacial period was likely MIS 5, although it was shorter.
Read more about this topic: Marine Isotopic Stage 11
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