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Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene
Kinds of fossils: Plant-wood
Quadrangle or area: Sagavanirktok, Alaska
Shipment No.: A-66-4D
Referred by: Detterman, Robert L.
Report prepared by: Scott, R. A.
Date: 10/18/1966

This report deals with one specimen of unsilicified wood, your field number 66AMg-300.


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Brief statement of problem and remarks (from collector):
This wood was buried in 20 feet of gravel, sand and silt in a Late Pleistocene stream terrace. We want to obtain a Carbon-14 analysis on it, and want to know what kind of wood. There are no trees growing in area at present.
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66AMg-300 , Sagavanirktok , Sandy terrace gravel. Gravel 1/2 to 6" in diameter. Matrix mostly black silt. Buried approximately 20 feet below surface. Along small stream 4 miles east of Toolik River, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., sec. 22. Umiat Meridian. 2.4 miles S. 15 deg. W. of VABM SUSSIE. 69 deg. 31'N., 148 deg. 52'W.
Populus sp.