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Lab number
GSC-490
Material dated
bison bone collagen; collagène osseux de bison
Taxa dated
Bison sp. tooth dentin
Locality
about 10 km west of Pincher Creek, 1158 m asl, on the south bank of Castle River, a tributary to Oldman River, Alberta
Map sheet
82 G/08
Submitter
A.M. Stalker
Date submitted
May 26, 0098
Measured Age
6100 ± 180
Normalized Age
6180 ± 180
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
gravel and coarse sand about 10 m above the river, beneath about 20 m of outwash, alluvial sand and aeolian sand
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Bison sp
Additional information
Carbonate fraction: 2130 +/- 130 BP
Comments
DiPm-VP, Castle River: A bison skull and other bones were found in outwash that appeared to represent early retreat of the last major Cordilleran glacier from its maximum advance position. Dates on the organic fractions show good agreement, whereas the carbonate fractions are unreliable.

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