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unusual facts about Ancylus Lake



Scandinavian prehistory

In Scandinavia, the time following the ice age begins at circa 9500 BC and is called at first the Yoldia Stage (after the Yoldia Sea, then the Ancylus Stage, after the Ancylus Lake in turn named after Ancylus fluviatilis, a small fresh-water gastropod from this time.

Yoldia Sea

The Baltic Ice Lake, the Yoldia Sea, the Ancylus Lake and the Littorina Sea are four recognized stages in the postglacial progression of the Baltic basin – there are also transition periods which can be considered as substages.


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