XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland
Synopsis The exact age of the basalts and intercalated tuff-beds of Iceland is still uncertain. Palæontological dating relies almost solely on plant fossils the occurrence of which is known from many different localities in western Iceland. No plant fossils have hitherto been found in eastern Icelan...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0080455x00010043 2024-03-03T08:45:30+00:00 XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland Meyer, Bernard L. Pirrit, John 1957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00010043 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080455X00010043 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biology volume 66, issue 3, page 262-275 ISSN 0080-455X 2053-5937 General Engineering journal-article 1957 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00010043 2024-02-08T08:40:54Z Synopsis The exact age of the basalts and intercalated tuff-beds of Iceland is still uncertain. Palæontological dating relies almost solely on plant fossils the occurrence of which is known from many different localities in western Iceland. No plant fossils have hitherto been found in eastern Iceland. In summer 1952 an expedition set out from Scotland to search for plant fossils and lignite deposits intercalated in the East Icelandic Volcanic Series. Such deposits were found on the northern flank of the mountain Tungufell. Macroscopical remains of plants were rare and badly preserved as compared with the finds in western Iceland, but a microscopical investigation of the lignite yielded 22 types of pollen and spores and 19 species and varieties of diatoms. The flora differs from that known of western Iceland; macroscopical remains and pollen of Abietineæ are abundant in western Icelandic sediments but are entirely absent in the Tungufell flora. The Tungufell flora appears to be younger than the fossil flora of western Iceland; however, the possibility that the difference between the Tungufell flora in East Iceland and the flora found in West Icelandic deposits is due to different ecological factors cannot be excluded. Many further investigations are required before this question may be satisfactorily answered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Cambridge University Press Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biology 66 3 262 275 |
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Synopsis The exact age of the basalts and intercalated tuff-beds of Iceland is still uncertain. Palæontological dating relies almost solely on plant fossils the occurrence of which is known from many different localities in western Iceland. No plant fossils have hitherto been found in eastern Iceland. In summer 1952 an expedition set out from Scotland to search for plant fossils and lignite deposits intercalated in the East Icelandic Volcanic Series. Such deposits were found on the northern flank of the mountain Tungufell. Macroscopical remains of plants were rare and badly preserved as compared with the finds in western Iceland, but a microscopical investigation of the lignite yielded 22 types of pollen and spores and 19 species and varieties of diatoms. The flora differs from that known of western Iceland; macroscopical remains and pollen of Abietineæ are abundant in western Icelandic sediments but are entirely absent in the Tungufell flora. The Tungufell flora appears to be younger than the fossil flora of western Iceland; however, the possibility that the difference between the Tungufell flora in East Iceland and the flora found in West Icelandic deposits is due to different ecological factors cannot be excluded. Many further investigations are required before this question may be satisfactorily answered. |
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XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland |
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XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland |
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XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland |
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XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland |
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XII.—On the Pollen and Diatom Flora contained in the Surtarbrandur of East Iceland |
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xii.—on the pollen and diatom flora contained in the surtarbrandur of east iceland |
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