Pleistocene Marine Microfauna in the Bootlegger Cove Clay, Anchorage, Alaska

Ostracods and Foraminifera, associated with molluscs, indicate a marine depositional environment for part of the Bootlegger Cove Clay. The definite Arctic and North Atlantic affinities of the microfauna suggest a possible migration through the Bering-Chukchi seaway during the late Pleistocene.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Schmidt, Ruth A. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1963
Subjects:
Arctic
Anchorage
Chukchi
Foraminifera*
North Atlantic
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.141.3578.350
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.141.3578.350
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Summary:Ostracods and Foraminifera, associated with molluscs, indicate a marine depositional environment for part of the Bootlegger Cove Clay. The definite Arctic and North Atlantic affinities of the microfauna suggest a possible migration through the Bering-Chukchi seaway during the late Pleistocene.

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