The Last Interglacial, also known as the Eemian, was the interglacial period which began about 130,000 years ago at the end of the Penultimate Glacial Period and ended about 115,000 years ago at the beginning of the 展开

Global temperatures
The Last Interglacial climate is believed to have been warmer than the current Holocene. The temperature of the Last Interglacial peaked during … 展开

The warmness of the interval allowed temperate-adapted taxa to extend their range considerably northward, with the range of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) notably extending as far north as North Yorkshire in northern England, though their range … 展开

• Marine Isotope Stage 5
• Paleoclimatology
• Timeline of glaciation 展开

The Last Interglacial was first recognized from boreholes in the area of the city of Amersfoort, Netherlands, by Pieter Harting (1875). He named the beds "Système Eémien", after the river 展开

Sea level at peak was probably 6 to 9 metres (20 to 30 feet) higher than today, with Greenland contributing 0.6 to 3.5 m (2.0 to 11.5 ft), thermal … 展开

Neanderthals managed to colonise the higher latitudes of Europe during this time interval, after having retreated from the region due to unfavourable conditions during the Penultimate Glacial Period. However, unlike previous interglacials, they were absent from … 展开