Forested Arctic: Evidence from North Greenland

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Research Article| August 01, 1985 Forested Arctic: Evidence from North Greenland Svend Funder; Svend Funder 1Geological Museum, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Niels Abrahamsen; Niels Abrahamsen 2Laboratory of Geophysics, Geological Institute, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ole Bennike; Ole Bennike 3Geological Museum, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rolf W. Feyling-Hanssen Rolf W. Feyling-Hanssen 4Laboratory for Micropalaeontology, Geological Institute, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1985) 13 (8): 542–546. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<542:FAEFNG>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Svend Funder, Niels Abrahamsen, Ole Bennike, Rolf W. Feyling-Hanssen; Forested Arctic: Evidence from North Greenland. Geology 1985;; 13 (8): 542–546. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<542:FAEFNG>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Shallow-water marine sediments of the Kap Kabenhavn Formation at lat 82°30′ N, Perry Land, North Greenland, contain an abundance of well-preserved remains of terrestrial vegetation and invertebrate fauna indicative of a mosaic of forest tundra environments having similarities to present conditions in Labrador. The presence of foraminifera faunas, marine molluscs, and one mammal species (supported by studies of paleomagnetism and amino acid diagenesis) suggests an age of ∼2 Ma, at the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition. At this time, the arctic tree line was located 2500 km to the north of its present position in the northwest Atlantic region, and forest tundra vegetation existed in lowland areas bordering on an Arctic Ocean without perennial sea-ice cover. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.