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Fossil 70 Pollen Types

The following 71 pollen types comprise the Fossil-70 list (70 is approximate!) for North America.

1 Abies 37 Shepherdia canadensis
2 Acer 38 Taxodium
3 Alnus 39 Tilia
4 Aquifoliaceae 40 Tsuga canadensis
5 Betula 41 Tsuga heterophylla
6 Carya 42 Tsuga mertensiana
7 Castanea 43
Tsuga undiff.
8 Ceanothus 44 Ulmus
9 Celtis 45 Ambrosia-type
10 Cephalanthus 46 Apiaceae
11 Cercocarpus-type 47 Artemisia
12 Clethra 48 Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae undiff.
13 Corylus 49 Asteraceae undiff.
14 Cupressaceae/Taxaceae undiff. 50 Brassicaceae
15 Cyrilla racemiflora 51 Caryophyllaceae
16 Empetrum-type 52 Cerealia
17 Ephedra 53 Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae undiff.
18 Ericaceae 54 Cyperaceae
19 Ericales undiff. 55 Eriogonum
20 Fagus 56 Euphorbia-type
21 Fraxinus 57 Fabaceae
22 Juglans 58 Iva
23 Larix/Pseudotsuga 59 Oxyria digyna
24 Liquidambar 60 Poaceae undiff.
25 Myricaceae 61 Ranunculaceae undiff.
26 Nyssa 62 Rosaceae undiff.
27 Ostrya-type 63 Rubiaceae undiff.
28 Picea 64 Rumex
29 Pinus subg. Pinus 65 Rumex/Oxyria digyna undiff.
30 Pinus subg. Strobus 66 Saxifragaceae
31 Pinus undiff. 67 Sphaeralcea
32 Platanus 68 Thalictrum
33 Populus 69 Selaginella
34 Quercus 70 Other trees and shrubs
35 Salix 71 Other herbs
36 Sarcobatus vermiculatus    


27 June 1997