A new integalacial sequence from Washington Land, Northern Greenland

Macrofossil analyses of a Quaternary, till-covered sequence in Washington Land, north-western Greenland, are indicative of biotas similar to those of today. The only southern extralimital species found is Empetrum nigrum; its presence indicates slightly higher summer temperatures than today. AMS rad...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Jepsen, Hans. f.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2000
Subjects:
Greenland
Washington Land
Empetrum nigrum
Polar Research
Washington land
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2207
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i2.6551
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Summary:Macrofossil analyses of a Quaternary, till-covered sequence in Washington Land, north-western Greenland, are indicative of biotas similar to those of today. The only southern extralimital species found is Empetrum nigrum; its presence indicates slightly higher summer temperatures than today. AMS radiocarbon dating confirms that the sequence is pre- Holocene, and we suggest that the sequence belongs to the last interglacial stage.

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