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University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts and Sciences
Penn Fossil Forest Project
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This site is being overhauled to present our findings from the past three years of research...Check back later for new info (7/22/02)

We completed two field seasons at Napartulik on Axel Heiberg Island and one field season at Stenkul Fiord on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada from 1999-2001.

Welcome

At this web site you will find detailed information regarding University of Pennsylvania research at the Geodetic Hills Fossil Forest site, Nunavut Territory, Canada. This site is meant to serve as a platform to 1) inform people about our research; 2) provide access to our findings; and 3) provide a means of contacting project members for answers to specific questions.


Contact Information

Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Hayden Hall
240 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316 USA

Ph: +1 215.898.5630
Fax: +1 215.898.0964
Email: cjwillia@sas.upenn.edu

Created and updated by Chris Williams on: Wed., July 22, 2002 ©1999-2002 University of Pennsylvania®

  Summary
  Introduction
  Site Geology
  Preservation
  Eocene Forests
  Floristics
  Nearest Living Relatives
  Research Objectives
  Literature Cited
   2000 Field Team
  All Project Members
  General Photos
  1999 Excavations
  Site Weather
  2001 Logistics
  2000 Logistics
  1999 Logistics
  Affiliates
  Polar Science
  Nunavut
  Comment on Press
  List of Articles