STRATIGRAPHY AND PALYNOLOGY OF BURIED ORGANIC DEPOSITS FROM CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Mott, R. J., Prest, V. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1967
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Breton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e67-047; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e67-047

Pollen analysis of four non-glacial, sub-till deposits on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, yielded pollen assemblages indicative of climates cooler than the present in that area. New radiocarbon dates from Hillsborough (>51 000 years), Bay St. Lawrence (>38 300), and Whycocomagh (&...