IDENTIFICATION OF BOTANIC REMAINS IN DRILL CORE SAMPLES FROM PORTLAND, OREGON

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2010

Summary

Six samples of botanic remains recovered from drill core samples collected in 1983 were submitted for identification. These remains most likely represent plants growing on the land surface in the Portland, Oregon, area prior to being covered by Missoula flood deposits around 15,000 years ago. The botanic samples were submitted for identification before possible radiocarbon dating.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF BOTANIC REMAINS IN DRILL CORE SAMPLES FROM PORTLAND, OREGON. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2010-040. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379901) ; doi:10.6067/XCV89W0F1T

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Keywords

Material
Sediment

General
10-040 • Botanic Identification • Missoula Floods

Geographic Keywords
Missoula flood • Oregon (State / Territory) • Portland

Temporal Keywords
15,000 BP

Spatial Coverage

min long: -123.272; min lat: 44.941 ; max long: -121.888; max lat: 45.798 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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