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Waal Interglacial Stage, division of Pleistocene time and deposits in the Netherlands and northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch dates from 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago). The Waal Interglacial follows the Eburon Glacial Stage and precedes the Menapian Glacial Stage, both times of relatively severe climatic conditions. The Waal is included in the earlier part of the Pleistocene. Studies of the animals and plants preserved in Waalian sediments indicate that during Waalian time relatively temperate climatic conditions prevailed in the region. The Waal Interglacial is correlated with the Antian Stage, which consists of marine sediments, in Great Britain. ...(100 of 97 words)

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