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Northgrippian  

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  • In the geologic time scale, the Northgrippian is the middle one of three ages or stages of the Holocene Epoch or Series. The age takes its name from the North Greenland Ice Core Project (NorthGRIP). The age began 8,276 BP (6326 BCE or 3854 HE), near the 8.2-kiloyear event, and goes up to the start of the Meghalayan, which began 4,200 BP (2250 BCE or 7750 HE), near the 4.2-kiloyear event. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northgrippian)

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