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Lab number
GSC-159
Material dated
beaver-gnawed wood; bois rongé par des castors
Locality
west side of Rat River, west of Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories
Map sheet
106 M/12
Submitter
O.L. Hughes
Date submitted
July 5, 0099
Measured Age
0
Normalized Age
0
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
near the base of a 40-ft section of silt with organic layers, overlying till over gravel
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Castor canadensis
Additional information
Harington (2003: 350) lists this date as GSC-120.
Comments
MjTw-VP, Rat River: Although no till was seen above the silt that contained the dated wood, the upper part of the section is poorly exposed, and evidence from the surrounding area suggests that Laurentide ice covered the site and extended several kilometres westward during classical Wisconsinan time.

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