Palynological evidence for a warmer boreal climate in the Late Pliocene of the Yukon Territory, Canada

Matthew Pound; Robert Lowther; Jeff Peakall; Robert Chapman; Ulrich Salzmann

doi:10.1080/01916122.2014.940471

Palynological evidence for a warmer boreal climate in the Late Pliocene of the Yukon Territory, Canada

Matthew Pound, Robert Lowther, Jeff Peakall, Robert Chapman, Ulrich Salzmann

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The Late Pliocene (3.6–2.6 Ma) was a period of significant global warmth, considered a potential analogue for future anthropogenic climate change. Newly discovered fine-grained sediments from between the gold-bearing lower and upper White Channel Gravels show the presence of a wetland or lake within Bonanza Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon. This environment was surrounded by a diverse Pinaceae-dominated boreal forest with significant stands of angiosperms in favourable sites. Quantitative climate reconstructions derived from pollen and spores reveal a mean annual temperature at least 6 °C warmer than today with warm summers and relatively mild winters. Finally, the new pollen assemblage is used to discuss the age of the White Channel Gravels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-102
Journal	Palynology
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01916122.2014.940471
Publication status	Published - 18 Sep 2015

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