The DeKalb mounds of northeastern Illinois as archives of deglacial history and postglacial environments

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Authors: Curry, B. Brandon, Konen, Michael E., Larson, Timothy H., Yansa, Catherine H., Hackley, Keith C., Alexanderson, Helena, Lowell, Thomas V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2010
• Subjects: Northern Arm; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2010.04.009; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589410000463?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589410000463?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400009947

Abstract The “type” DeKalb mounds of northeastern Illinois, USA (42.0°N, −88.7°W), are formed of basal sand and gravel overlain by rhythmically bedded fines, and weathered sand and gravel. Generally from 2 to 7 m thick, the fines include abundant fossils of ostracodes and uncommon leaves and stems o...