Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: fossils, paleoenvironment, paleontology, peat, geological age
| chercheur principal: | Harington, C.R. (4) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12683 |
| Organisation: | Canadian Museum of Nature (Paleobiology) |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1994
1993
1992
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1994 |
| Équipe de projet: | C. Kennedy, J. Tener, N. Rybczynski |
Objectif(s): To add to our knowledge of the vertebrate fauna from this beaver-pond site near Strathcona Fiord by collecting bones and other fossils in order to beter understand the evolutionary relationship of previously unknown Pliocene vertebrate, the unique "boreal forest" enviornment that existed in Pliocene time, and the geological age of the deposit.
Description du projet: The researcher will carefully trowel and wet screan a peaty deposit to gather remains of Tertiary vertebrates, plant, and invertebrates remains in the beaver-pond site near Strathcona Fiord. This will be done in an effort to better understand the paleoenviornment and the geological age of the deposit.
