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Integrating Geomorphological and Paleoecological Studies to Reconstruct Neogene Environments of the Transantarctic Mountains
Entry ID:
NSF-ANT07-39693
Summary
Abstract:
This project studies the last vestiges of life in Antarctica from exceptionally well-preserved fossils of tundra life--mosses, diatoms, ostracods, Nothofagus leaves, wood, and insect remains recently discovered in ancient lake sediments from the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The area will be studied by an interdisciplinary team to elucidate information about climate and biogeography. These deposits offer ...
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2008-07-15
Stop Date:
2011-06-30
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Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Email:
allan.ashworth at ndsu.edu
Contact Address:
North Dakota State University
City:
Fargo
Province or State:
ND
Postal Code:
58102
Country:
US
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-06-22
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-06-25
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