DISCOVERY OF FOSSIL CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM L. IN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Terasmae, J., Craig, B. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1958
• Subjects: Plant Science; Northwest Territories; Canada; Great Slave Lake
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b58-050; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b58-050

Fossil Ceratophyllum demersum L. was discovered on sites east of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. This distribution is both north and east of its presently known range. The palynological evidence supports the conclusion that the climate was warmer than the present when the silt, in w...