Studies on the Arctic Fossil Forests

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, fossils, vertebrate fossils, topography, mapping

Principal Investigator: Cumbaa, Stephen L (4)
Licence Number: 8032
Organization: National Museum of Natural Sciences
Licensed Year(s): 1990 1989 1988 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1988
Project Team: Chuck Gruchy; Richard Day; David Grattan

Objective(s): To assess extent of any impact on Geodetic Hills locality by last year's major research and exploration effort; to produce a topographic map of the locality; to sample outlying parts of the forest exposure; to search for vertebrate remains; to survey, map and collect material from sites farther up Fossil Forest River at Strathcona Fjord and to produce topographic map of area sampled last year by NMNS, Christie, and Francis; to investigate possible mesozoic fossil locality at Hotweather Creek