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Science 19 July 1963:
Vol. 141. no. 3577, pp. 275 - 276
DOI: 10.1126/science.141.3577.275
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Littorina littorea: An Indicator of Norse Settlement in North America?

Nils Spjeldnaes 1 and Kari E. Henningsmoen 1

1 Institutt for Geologi, Blindern, Oslo, Norway

It is suggested that the originally European species Littorina littorea was introduced to North Ameriea by Norse settlers about A.D. 1000. Its subfossil distribution might be used in tracing the extent of Norse travel in this region. Recent archeological finds match very well with the historical records of the Norse exploration and settlements. This activity seems to have been concentrated in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Littorina littorea as an Indicator of Norse Settlements.
A. H. Clarke Jr. (1963)
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