Last glacial maximum ecology and climate from terrestrial gastropod assemblages in Peoria loess, western Kentucky

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Grimley, David A., Counts, Ronald C., Conroy, Jessica L., Wang, Hong, Dendy, Sarah N., Nield, Catherine B.
• Other Authors: Division of Earth Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3206; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.3206; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.3206; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jqs.3206; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/jqs.3206

ABSTRACT The Rocks loess section, in unglaciated western Kentucky, provides a high‐resolution environmental record during the last glacial maximum onset. The Peoria Silt (9 m thick) contains 26 terrestrial gastropod species, with up to 15 species within a single 5 cm interval. Thirteen radiocarbon a...