Paleontological and geological research in the High Arctic (Ellesmere Island, Axel Heiberg and Devon Island)
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, fossils, vertebrate fossils, biostratigraphy
| Principal Investigator: | Dawson, Mary R. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 7112 |
| Organization: | Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
| Project Team: | Dr. M.C. McKenna; Dr. J.H. Hutchison; C.J. Morrow Jr. |
Objective(s): To explore for fossil vertebrate in Cenozoic rocks of Ellesmere, Axel Heiberg and Devon islands, in hopes of expanding the record of terrestrial vertebrates known fromhigh latitudes; to find vertebrates older and younger than those previously found as well as to explore for fossil vertebrates in the Geodetic Hills area of eastern Axel Heiberg Island, in an attempt to date the unaltered fossil wood found in that area.
