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DYNAMICS OF DEPOSITION AND FOSSIL PRESERVATION AT THE EARLY EOCENE OKANAGAN HIGHLANDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: INSIGHTS FROM ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

ALEXANDER J. LOWE, AARON F. DIEFENDORF, KRISTEN M. SCHLANSER, JAMES SUPER, CHRISTOPHER K. WEST, DAVID R. GREENWOOD
Journal: PALAIOS
Published: 31 May 2022
PALAIOS (2022) 37 (5): 185–200.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2021.007
...ALEXANDER J. LOWE; AARON F. DIEFENDORF; KRISTEN M. SCHLANSER; JAMES SUPER; CHRISTOPHER K. WEST; DAVID R. GREENWOOD ABSTRACT The early Eocene Okanagan Highland fossil sites of Washington (USA) and British Columbia (Canada) contain exquisitely preserved plant and insect fossils that showcase...
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Early Eocene (Ypresian) birds from the Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia (Canada) and Washington State (USA)

Gerald Mayr, S. Bruce Archibald, Gary W. Kaiser, Rolf W. Mathewes
Published: 12 February 2019
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2019) 56 (8): 803–813.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2018-0267
...Gerald Mayr; S. Bruce Archibald; Gary W. Kaiser; Rolf W. Mathewes We survey the known avian fossils from Ypresian (early Eocene) fossil sites of the North American Okanagan Highlands, mainly in British Columbia (Canada). All specimens represent taxa that were previously unknown from the Eocene...
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A window into mid-latitudinal Early Eocene environmental variability: a high-resolution palynological analysis of the Falkland site, Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia, Canada

Patrick T. Moss, Robin Y. Smith, David R. Greenwood
Published: 10 May 2016
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2016) 53 (6): 605–613.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2015-0167
...Patrick T. Moss; Robin Y. Smith; David R. Greenwood Abstract A series of Eocene lake shale deposits from British Columbia, coined the Okanagan Highlands, are dated from associated volcanic ash as mostly from the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO), the longest persisting of the early Paleogene...
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Biotic processes in the Okanagan Highlands floras: possible evidence of hybridization in plants adapting to a temperate forest

Melanie L. DeVore, Kathleen B. Pigg
Published: 28 January 2016
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2016) 53 (6): 622–629.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2015-0190
... of the Okanagan Highlands floras. This fossil flora includes relatives of modern taxa that are known to hybridize and produce characteristic patterns of leaf morphology and venation (Rosaceae; Anacardiaceae). In this study, we document patterns found in representative fossil leaves that are comparable to those...
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A Diverse New Assemblage of Green Lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) from the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, Western North America

Vladimir N. Makarkin, S. Bruce Archibald
Published: 01 January 2013
Journal of Paleontology (2013) 87 (1): 123–146.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1666/12-052R.1
...Vladimir N. Makarkin; S. Bruce Archibald Abstract The early Eocene green lacewings (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) of the Okanagan Highlands deposits of McAbee, and Driftwood Canyon, British Columbia (Canada) and Republic, Washington (U.S.A.) are treated in detail for the first time. At least six genera...
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Depositional setting, fossil flora, and paleoenvironment of the Early Eocene Falkland site, Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia

Robin Y. Smith, James F. Basinger, David R. Greenwood
Published: 19 November 2009
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2009) 46 (11): 811–822.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/E09-053
... of the series of Okanagan Highlands fossil localities in British Columbia and Washington State that represent relatively cool upland environments within the context of the greenhouse world of the Early Eocene, providing microthermal (mean annual temperature (MAT) < 13 °C) climatic conditions...
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Regional and local vegetation community dynamics of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia – Washington State) from palynology

Patrick T. Moss, David R. Greenwood, S. Bruce Archibald
Published: 14 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 187–204.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e04-095
...Patrick T. Moss; David R. Greenwood; S. Bruce Archibald Abstract Palynofloras from the middle Early to early Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands (northern Washington State and southern British Columbia) are used to reconstruct vegetation across a broad upland Eocene landscape. In this preliminary...
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Fossil biotas from the Okanagan Highlands, southern British Columbia and northeastern Washington State: climates and ecosystems across an Eocene landscape

David R. Greenwood, S. Bruce Archibald, Rolf W. Mathewes, Patrick T. Moss
Published: 14 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 167–185.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e04-100
...David R. Greenwood; S. Bruce Archibald; Rolf W. Mathewes; Patrick T. Moss Abstract The late Early to early Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil sites, spanning ∼1000 km north–south (northeastern Washington State, southern British Columbia) provide an opportunity to reconstruct biotic communities...
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The Okanagan Highlands: Eocene biota, environments, and geological setting, southern British Columbia, Canada and northeastern Washington, USA

S. Bruce Archibald, David R. Greenwood
Published: 11 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 111–114.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e05-012
... played a role in the evolution of animal and plant lineages, as well as plant and animal communities. Preserved in a series of lake deposits across northeastern Washington State, USA., to Smithers in north-central British Columbia, Canada, the Okanagan Highlands fossil deposits preserve a record...
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Systematics and phytogeography of selected Eocene Okanagan Highlands plants

Melanie L. DeVore, Kathleen B. Pigg, Wesley C. Wehr
Published: 11 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 205–214.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e04-072
...Melanie L. DeVore; Kathleen B. Pigg; Wesley C. Wehr Abstract The diverse Early to Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands floras of south central British Columbia and northeastern Washington reflect a time of rapid evolution and the early radiation of many dicot families that are currently significant...
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New Dinopanorpidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Eocene Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA)

S. Bruce Archibald
Published: 11 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 119–136.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e04-073
...S. Bruce Archibald Abstract Six new species of the extinct family Dinopanorpidae (Mecoptera) are described in the new genus Dinokanaga gen. nov. from five Early (and early Middle?) Eocene Okanagan Highlands localities in British Columbia and Washington State. These are Dinokanaga hillsi sp. nov., D...
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The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relation to the Early–Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest

Richard M. Dillhoff, Estella B. Leopold, Steven R. Manchester
Published: 11 March 2005
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2005) 42 (2): 151–166.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e04-084
... on The Okanagan Highlands: Eocene biota, environments, and geological setting . Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected] ). 9 3 2004 8 9 2004 The determination that McAbee fossils were originally preserved in diatomite likely explains their preservation of fine details...
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A review of paleobotanical studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands floras of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA

David R. Greenwood, Kathleen B. Pigg, James F. Basinger, Melanie L. DeVore
Published: 05 February 2016
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2016) 53 (6): 548–564.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2015-0177
...David R. Greenwood; Kathleen B. Pigg; James F. Basinger; Melanie L. DeVore Abstract The history of plant fossil collecting in the Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands of British Columbia and northeastern Washington is closely intertwined with the history of geological surveys and mining activities from...
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Neogene geology of the Okanagan Highland, British Columbia

W. M. Mathews
Published: 01 May 1988
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1988) 25 (5): 725–731.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e88-068
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Groundwater flow systems in the crystalline rocks of the Okanagan Highland, British Columbia

D. W. Lawson
Published: 01 August 1968
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1968) 5 (4): 813–824.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/e68-079
...D. W. Lawson Abstract An investigation of the groundwater flow systems associated with the most prominent topographic expression in the Okanagan Highland (a U-shaped valley) revealed that the hydraulic conductivity of the crystalline rock varies exponentially with depth, and that the local flow...
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Map of <span class="search-highlight">Okanagan</span> <span class="search-highlight">Highlands</span> localities mentioned in the text (red dots). [Col...

Map of Okanagan Highlands localities mentioned in the text (red dots). [Col...

Published: 12 February 2019
Fig. 1. Map of Okanagan Highlands localities mentioned in the text (red dots). [Colour online.]
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Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene <span class="search-highlight">Okanagan</span> <span class="search-highlight">Highlands</span> fossil ...

Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil ...

Published: 10 May 2016
Fig. 1. Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil sites (open circles) and nearby cities (small filled circles). Star signifies the study area. Modified from Dillhoff et al. (2013 , fig. 1). [Colour online.]
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(A) Photomontage by K.B. Pigg of fossils from key <span class="search-highlight">Okanagan</span> <span class="search-highlight">Highlands</span> Early ...

(A) Photomontage by K.B. Pigg of fossils from key Okanagan Highlands Early ...

Published: 29 April 2016
Fig. 2. (A) Photomontage by K.B. Pigg of fossils from key Okanagan Highlands Early Eocene fossil sites. (B) Key to identify each fossil as follows, where pink zones are fossils from Republic, green are from Horsefly, blue are from Thomas Ranch, purple are from One Mile Creek, and orange are from
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Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene <span class="search-highlight">Okanagan</span> <span class="search-highlight">Highlands</span> fossil ...

Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil ...

Published: 14 April 2016
Fig. 1. Map of British Columbia showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil sites (open circles) and nearby cities (small filled circles). Star signifies the study area. Modified from Dillhoff et al. (2013 , fig. 1). [Colour online.]
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Map showing the Early Eocene <span class="search-highlight">Okanagan</span> <span class="search-highlight">Highlands</span> fossil sites (open circles)...

Map showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil sites (open circles)...

Published: 05 February 2016
Fig. 1. Map showing the Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossil sites (open circles) and nearby cities (small filled circles). Modified from Dillhoff et al. (2013 , fig. 1). [Colour online.]