Pollen and Vertebrates of the Early Neogene Haughton Formation, Devon Island, Arctic Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Whitlock, Cathy, Dawson, Mary R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1990
• Subjects: Haughton Formation; Devon Island; Neogene pollen and vertebrates; early Miocene vegetational history; Beaufort Formation; Formation de Haughton; île Devon; pollene vertébrés du Néogène; histoire de la végétation du Miocène ancien; Formation de Beaufort; Arctic; Canada; Île Devon
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64682

The Haughton Formation of northern Devon Island, arctic Canada, consists of sediments deposited in a lake that filled a large impact crater, which has been dated as early Miocene. The fossiliferous sediments contain a rich assemblage of pollen, some plant megafossils, and the only known early Neogen...