Palynology of the Eocene Kitsilano Formation, southwest British Columbia

Abstract

Approximately 55 genera and 75 species of plant microfossils are illustrated and described from the Kitsilano Formation of southwestern British Columbia. The general composition of the flora suggests a humid, warm temperate climate prevailed at time of deposition. Previous work on plant megafossils indicates a late Eocene to possibly early Oligocene age. Plant microfossils recovered in this study support a probable middle to late Eocene age for the Kitsilano Formation.