Pollen-bearing Erie Interstadial sediments from near St. Mary's, Ontario

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Sigleo, W. R., Karrow, P. F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Plum Point; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-159; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-159

The Wildwood Silts, of Erie Interstadial age (16000 BP), occur between Catfish Creek Till (Nissouri Stadial) and Tavistock Till (Port Bruce Stadial) near St. Mary's, Ontario. Pollen analysis of a 16-m core through the silts yields a pollen assemblage dominated by pine and spruce pollen, resembling those reported from Port Talbot II and Plum Point Interstadial sediments in Ontario. A forest–tundra environment is inferred at the time of the Erie Interstadial, with generally sparse vegetative cover.