A Consideration of Pollen, Diatoms and Other Remains in Postglacial Sediments

Authors

John D. Dodd, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Ruth M. Webster, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Gary Collins, Iowa State University
Larry Wehr, Iowa State University

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The significance of pollen and diatoms in post-glacial sediments from a shallow bay of Lake Okoboji, Iowa, is considered. The presence of other microfossils is noted with emphasis on those of Cretaceous origin: foraminifera, coccoliths, radiolarians, and hystrichosphaerids. Problems encountered and discussed include recognition of Chrysophyte statospores, redeposition, interpretation of data from lower levels, and reliability of radiocarbon dates applied to organic matter from aquatic vegetation.

Publication Date

1968

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

75

Issue

1

First Page

197

Last Page

209

Copyright

©1968 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Dodd, John D.; Webster, Ruth M.; Collins, Gary; and Wehr, Larry (1968) "A Consideration of Pollen, Diatoms and Other Remains in Postglacial Sediments," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 75(1), 197-209.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol75/iss1/31