A Silurian–Devonian acritarch flora from Saalian till in The Netherlands |
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| Authors: | JAAP J M VAN DER MEER REED WICANDER |
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| Institution: | Fysisch Geografisch en Bodemkundig Laboratorium, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA |
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| Abstract: | Micropaleontological analysis of a silt intraclast in till exposed near Steenwijk in the northern Netherlands revealed an acritarch flora of Late Silurian–Early Devonian age, of southeastern Baltic Basin origin. The age of this assemblage contrasts with what is known about the palynomorph content of Dutch tills. Petrologic analysis of the silt intraclast provides further insight in the direction and mode of Saalian glacier transport. |
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