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- Lab number
- GSC-1399
- Material dated
- bone collagen; collagène osseux
- Taxa dated
- (1300 g)
- Locality
- on the south bank of the South Saskatchewan River, 730 m asl, directly east of the city reservoir at the western limits of Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Map sheet
- 72 L/02
- Submitter
- A.M. Stalker
- Date submitted
- May 26, 0098
- Normalized Age
- 15200 ± 250
- δ13C (per mil)
- -19.5
- Significance
- palaeobiology; paléobiologie
- Context
- sand and gravel beds about 7 m below the youngest till in the region, 11 m below the prairie level, 80 m above the river
- Additional information
- GSC-1399-2, bone apatite (from 545 g): 23,500 +/- 330 BP.
- Comments
- Reservoir Gully, EaOq-VP: The sampled sand and gravel beds contain an abundant fauna of apparent mid-Wisconsin or younger Wisconsin age. A.M. Stalker comments on GSC-1399-2: The sample provides a maximum age for overlying tills.