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Hypsithermal

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Hypsithermal [‚hip·sə′thərm·əl]
(geology)
Altithermal


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One scenario is that the water table dropped at the beginning of the Hypsithermal between 9000-8000 ybp and that subsequent erosion resulted in the loss of the most recently deposited sediments.
Palaeoecological interpretation of pollen, macrofossils, polygonal ... by Anderson, Allyson K. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Fowler's toad, Bufo fowleri, the six-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, and the western slender glass lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus) presumably entered the Calumet region during a hypsithermal interval (Smith & Minton 1957) about 6200 to 5050 ybp (Ahearn & Kapp 1984).
Amphibians and reptiles of the Grand Calumet River basin by Cortwright, Spencer A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
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