Haven't found palms, but...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:11 pm

birch, larch, spruce and pine mummified forest found on Ellesmere Island in Cdn north.
This site is the farthest north such remains have ever been found.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/scientists-see ... 0-085.html

Proof the Arctic was much warmer 2 to 8 mya.
Even warmer than today...

Where's Mr. Gore?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:22 am

Mr. Gore is getting a massage. Apparently divvying up the mansions he and Tipper bought is stressful.
(If you missed the reference, google "Gore massage portland" when you are in a prurient mood.)

What is the farthest north palm fossils have been found?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:44 am

good one, Erik.

Re farthest north...without scouring the internet

here's evidence of Nypa pollen from Texas.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=GUWx4g0 ... rn&f=false

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:36 am

What's going on? A spam attack?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:51 am

Looks to be...

That's all right.
Jay will fix his wagon

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:51 pm

Barb

John from Colorado said Washingtonia used to grow up that way.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:58 pm

Really? Wow.

But I mean post-dinosaur age...