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Two pieces of wood; plank-shaped. Label 1 of 2: "Piece of gangplank that went into the sea in 1959-1960. Animals were on the underside of the piece that was loose. Recovered Nov 19, 2010. Julie Barker." Label 2 of 2: "Wood sitting on bottom at Cape Armitage for ~50 years (was there in 1966 looking old already). No rot! Collected Nov 18 2010 Paul Dayton."
Gangplank piece
Hut Point, Cape Armitage, McMurdo Station
77.8486° S
166.6702° E
23.0 m
Nov. 19, 2010
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Paul K. Dayton
Paul Dayton
EtOH 95%
EtOH 50%
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Label 1 of 2: "Piece of gangplank that went into the sea in 1959-1960. Animals were on the underside of the piece that was loose. 75' Hut Point. Nov 19, 2010. Julie Barker." Label 2 of 2: "Wood sitting on bottom at Cape Armitage for ~50 years (was there in 1966 looking old already). No rot! Collected Nov 18 2010 Paul Dayton." Coordinates taken from other records at Hut Point. Paul Dayton confirms that both labels refer to the same lot. See Dayton et al. 2018 Antarctic Science.