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...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2000
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2207 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i2.6551 |
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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