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Abstracts of Theses: Palynology of Type McMurray Formation
One hundred and two species belonging to 45 genera of spores and pollen grains, 8 species representing 5 genera of marine microplankton and 1 species of megaspore of uncertain affiliation are figured and described from the McMurray Formation and basal Clearwater Formation in northeastern Alberta. Four species of spores are proposed as new. The Socony-Vacuum Exploration Company Hole No. 27 (Sec. 26, Tp. 91, R. 10 W of 4th Mer.) provided the microflora. The microfloral assemblage contains ferns, pteridosperms, cycads and conifers. One specimen of undoubted angiosperm was found in the section, which is the first of its kind in western Canada. The microflora indicates warm, humid climate. The sudden and abundant appearance of marine microplankton at the base of McMurray Member 3 indicates an open connection with the advancing Clearwater Sea. Based on the distribution of the sporomorphae, the section was divided into two zones, one of which was further subdivided into two subzones. The results of the present study are compared with the findings of the palynological investigation carried out by Singh in central Alberta.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ASSOCIATED FOOTNOTES
1964, University of Alberta, M.Sc.
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