Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: paleontology, archaeology, ancient plants
| Principal Investigator: | Basinger, James F. (11) |
| Licence Number: | 12720 |
| Organization: | University of Saskatchewan |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | M. Kotyk, P. Gensel, S. Hill |
Objective(s): To explore the potentially productive exposures on central Bathurst Island; and to contibute to the understanding of early land plant evolution and to the record of early life on land in North America.
Project Description: The oldest known land plants are found in rocks of about 400 million years old. Rocks of this age are rarely found in North America. Recently, fossils from this critical interval have been found on Bathurst Island (preliminary work in 1993). The researchers will explore other possisible sites on central Bathurst Island. The fossils recovered will contribute to the understanding of early plant evolution and to the record of early life on land in North America.
