Appendix 2

The washed samples deposits to the Boreal Holocene deposits takes place. The result of the studies on the macrofauna from the Furthermore, also the magnetic sphaeric concretions washed samples of the Skagen III Well is presented in found in the Younger Yoldia Sea deposits appear in this Appendix by the first appearance of the observed the washed samples at this level. molluscan . No molluscan species were found The occurrence of Yoldiella frigida from the 121 m in these samples that were not represented in the cored level is an extension to the distribution of this species sample material. from the 126.99 m level. In all, 42 species were found compared to the 85 The single find of Abra alba at the 77.93–78.00 m species recorded from the cored sections of the Skagen level from the cored section is supplemented by the Well. In most cases, the first appearance of a species is occurrence at the 108 m level of the same species. within the same interval as is recorded from the cores. The very sparse occurrence of is However, in a few cases the washed sample material supplemented by another find at the 18.0 m level. gave important information in relation to the occur- However, still the Holocene occurrences of this Boreal rence in the sequence. species are from the latest part of the Subatlantic. The washed samples show that Hinia reticulata From the strata below the glacial section, no sup- occurs in the uppermost part of the section around the plementary information has been obtained, and washed 12 m level. samples were not taken beyond the depth of 183 m As a supplement to the otherwise few finds of b.s. in the core. Siphonodentalium lobatum from the cores, this spe- The results from the analyses of the washed sam- cies has also been found in the washed samples from ples lead to the conclusion that the important changes the interval of the Younger Yoldia Sea. in a marine sequence can be demonstrated, as seen Nuculana minuta has been found in the youngest from the occurrence of both Portlandia arctica and part of the Subatlantic from the 31 m level, where this the magnetic sphaeric concretions at exactly the same species occurred at the early Subatlantic from the cored place as recorded in the cored section. However, when section at the 53.90–54.00 m level. passing through the thicker pocket of glacial deposits, Portlandia arctica is found at the 115 m level, which the information from the strata below fades out. is the level where the transition from the Arctic Sea

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GEUS Bulletin no 3.pmd 213 28-06-2004, 08:46 Appendix 2: The washed samples, page 1 Depth m b.s. Top Base Locality Lab.no. Shell >0.5mm % Analysis No. of Species Pyrite Reworked Cirripeds Spatangoids Ophiuroids Fish Other Fossils Concretions Onoba vitrea Turritella communis Aporrhais pespelecani Lunatia alderi Colus sp Hinia pygmaea Hinia reticulata Oenopota turricula Mangelia brachystoma Epitonium trevelyanum Aclis minor Melanella lubrica Melanella frielei Vitreolina philippii Brachystomia albella Opistobranchia Retusa truncatula Scaphopoda Siphonodentalium lobatum Nucula sp

0,0 0,0 30,0 Skagen 3 77,93 7,7 M 10 - 0,0 3,0 Skagen 3 193,93 55,8 M 1 1,5 3,0 3,0 6,0 Skagen 3 194,93 42,9 M 1 4,5 6,0 6,0 9,0 Skagen 3 195,93 38,5 M 3 7,5 9,0 9,0 12,0 Skagen 3 207,93 63,2 M 10 10,5 12,0 12,0 15,0 Skagen 3 208,93 34,5 M 7 13,5 15,0 15,0 18,0 Skagen 3 209,93 30,7 M 4 16,5 18,0 18,0 21,0 Skagen 3 210,93 33,8 M 12 19,5 21,0 21,0 24,0 Skagen 3 211,93 42,8 M 4 22,5 24,0 24,0 27,0 Skagen 3 212,93 24,4 M 5 25,5 27,0 27,0 30,0 Skagen 3 214,93 M 0 - 27,0 30,0 Skagen 3 213,93 19,8 M 0 - 27,0 30,0 Skagen 3 214,93 3,7 M 11 28,5 30,0 30,0 31,5 Skagen 3 79,93 M 11 31,5 31,5 33,0 Skagen 3 80,93 M 9 33,0 33,0 34,5 Skagen 3 81,93 M 7 34,5 34,5 36,0 Skagen 3 82,93 M 5 36,0 36,0 37,5 Skagen 3 84,93 M 8 37,5 37,5 39,0 Skagen 3 85,93 M 4 39,0 39,0 40,5 Skagen 3 86,93 1,5 M 3 40,5 40,5 42,0 Skagen 3 87,93 2,5 M 6 42,0 42,0 43,5 Skagen 3 88,93 1,3 M 6 43,5 43,5 45,0 Skagen 3 89,93 M 2 45,0 45,0 46,5 Skagen 3 90,93 M 1 46,5 46,5 48,0 Skagen 3 91,93 M 5 48,0 49,5 49,5 51,0 Skagen 3 92,93 5,4 M 5 51,0 51,0 52,5 Skagen 3 93,93 M 3 52,5 52,5 54,0 Skagen 3 94,93 M 6 54,0 54,0 55,5 Skagen 3 95,93 2,7 M 4 55,5 55,5 57,0 Skagen 3 96,93 M 0 57,0 57,0 58,5 Skagen 3 97,93 M 7 58,5 58,5 60,0 Skagen 3 98,93 0,9 M 11 60,0 61,0 61,5 Skagen 3 99,93 M 5 61,5 61,5 63,0 Skagen 3 100,93 4,7 M 5 63,0 63,0 64,5 Skagen 3 101,93 M 3 64,5 64,5 66,0 Skagen 3 102,93 M 2 66,0 67,5 67,5 69,0 Skagen 3 103,93 M 3 69,0 69,0 70,5 Skagen 3 104,93 M 3 70,5 70,5 72,0 Skagen 3 105,93 M 3 72,0 72,0 73,5 Skagen 3 106,93 M 9 73,5 73,5 75,0 Skagen 3 107,93 M 9 75,0 75,0 76,5 Skagen 3 108,93 M 6 76,5 76,5 78,0 Skagen 3 109,93 M 1 78,0 78,0 79,5 Skagen 3 110,93 M 4 79,5 79,5 81,0 Skagen 3 111,93 4,2 M 5 81,0 81,0 82,5 Skagen 3 112,93 6,3 M 4 82,5 84,0 84,0 85,5 Skagen 3 113,93 M 3 85,5 85,5 87,0 Skagen 3 114,93 M 0 87,0 87,0 88,5 Skagen 3 115,93 M 3 88,5 88,5 90,0 Skagen 3 116,93 M 0 90,0 90,0 91,5 Skagen 3 117,93 M 2 91,5 91,5 93,0 Skagen 3 118,93 M 0 93,0 93,0 94,5 Skagen 3 119,93 M 1 94,5 95,5 96,0 Skagen 3 120,93 M 1 96,0 96,0 97,5 Skagen 3 121,93 M 3 97,5 97,5 99,0 Skagen 3 122,93 M 0 99,0 99,0 100,5 Skagen 3 124,93 0,9 M 1 100,5 100,5 102,0 Skagen 3 125,93 2,9 M 2 102,0 102,0 103,5 Skagen 3 126,93 4,3 M 3 103,5 103,5 105,0 Skagen 3 127,93 0,6 M 0 105,0 105,0 106,5 Skagen 3 128,93 3,9 M 2 106,5 106,5 108,0 Skagen 3 129,93 1,0 M 0 108,0 108,0 Skagen 3 130,93 2,5 M 15 - 108,0 109,5 Skagen 3 131,93 0,9 M 2 - 108,0 Skagen 3 192,93 0,6 M 3 109,5 109,5 111,0 Skagen 3 132,93 0,3 M 2 - 109,5 111,0 Skagen 3 191,93 0,6 M 0 111,0 111,0 112,5 Skagen 3 133,93 0,9 M 2 112,5 112,5 114,0 Skagen 3 134,93 0,5 M 1 114,0 114,0 115,5 Skagen 3 135,93 0,3 M 1 115,5 115,5 117,0 Skagen 3 136,93 0,1 M 1 117,0 117,0 118,5 Skagen 3 137,93 0,1 M 2 118,5 118,5 120,0 Skagen 3 138,93 0,3 M 0 120,0 120,0 121,5 Skagen 3 139,93 0,4 M 1 Appendix 2: The washed samples, page 2 Depth m b.s. Nucula hanleyi Nuculana minuta Portlandia arctica Portlandia fraterna Yoldiella frigida Mytilus sp Mytilus edulis Pectinidae Mysella bidentata Tellimya ferruginosa Cardiidae Acanthocardia echinata Acanthocardia tuberculata Parvicardium minumum stultorum Spisula subtruncata Pharidae Tellina fabula Tellina tenuis Donax vittatus Abra sp Abra alba Abra nitida Abra tenuis Arctica islandica Chamelea striatula Mysia undata Corbula gibba Hiatella arctica Barnea candida

0,0 - 1,5 3,0 4,5 6,0 7,5 9,0 10,5 12,0 13,5 15,0 16,5 18,0 19,5 21,0 22,5 24,0 25,5 27,0 - - 28,5 30,0 31,5 33,0 34,5 36,0 37,5 39,0 40,5 42,0 43,5 45,0 46,5 48,0 49,5 51,0 52,5 54,0 55,5 57,0 58,5 60,0 61,5 63,0 64,5 66,0 67,5 69,0 70,5 72,0 73,5 75,0 76,5 78,0 79,5 81,0 82,5 84,0 85,5 87,0 88,5 90,0 91,5 93,0 94,5 96,0 97,5 99,0 100,5 102,0 103,5 105,0 106,5 108,0 - - 109,5 - 111,0 112,5 114,0 115,5 117,0 118,5 120,0 Appendix 2: The washed samples, page 3 Depth m b.s. Top Base Locality Lab.no. Shell >0.5mm % Analysis No. of Species Pyrite Reworked Cirripeds Spatangoids Ophiuroids Fish Other Fossils Concretions Onoba vitrea Turritella communis Aporrhais pespelecani Lunatia alderi Colus sp Hinia pygmaea Hinia reticulata Oenopota turricula Mangelia brachystoma Epitonium trevelyanum Aclis minor Melanella lubrica Melanella frielei Vitreolina philippii Brachystomia albella Opistobranchia Retusa truncatula Scaphopoda Siphonodentalium lobatum Nucula sp

121,5 121,5 123,0 Skagen 3 140,93 0,3 M 6 123,0 123,0 124,5 Skagen 3 141,93 0,4 M 4 124,5 124,5 126,0 Skagen 3 142,93 0,5 M 0 126,0 126,0 127,5 Skagen 3 143,93 0,6 M 0 127,5 127,5 129,0 Skagen 3 144,93 0,1 M 2 129,0 129,0 130,5 Skagen 3 145,93 0,3 M 2 130,5 130,5 132,0 Skagen 3 146,93 0,2 M 2 132,0 132,0 133,5 Skagen 3 147,93 0,7 M 3 133,5 133,5 135,0 Skagen 3 148,93 0,5 M 2 135,0 135,0 136,5 Skagen 3 149,93 37,9 M 4 136,5 136,5 Skagen 3 150,93 3,0 M 1 - 136,5 138,0 Skagen 3 151,93 0,5 M 1 138,0 138,0 Skagen 3 152,93 5,3 M 1 - 138,0 Skagen 3 153,93 12,3 M 2 - 138,0 139,5 Skagen 3 190,93 33,0 M 0 - 138,0 139,5 Skagen 3 190,93 7,6 M 6 139,5 139,5 141,0 Skagen 3 155,93 26,4 M 0 141,0 141,0 142,5 Skagen 3 156,93 35,2 M 0 142,5 142,5 144,0 Skagen 3 157,93 18,1 M 2 144,0 144,0 145,5 Skagen 3 158,93 4,9 M 1 145,5 145,5 147,0 Skagen 3 159,93 6,3 M 3 147,0 147,0 148,5 Skagen 3 160,93 8,3 M 4 148,5 148,5 150,0 Skagen 3 161,93 7,6 M 5 150,0 150,0 151,5 Skagen 3 162,93 11,3 M 2 151,5 151,5 153,0 Skagen 3 163,93 M 0 153,0 154,5 156,0 157,5 159,0 160,5 162,0 163,5 163,5 165,0 Skagen 3 164,93 15,7 M 1 165,0 166,5 166,5 168,0 Skagen 3 165,93 10,3 M 0 168,0 168,0 169,5 Skagen 3 166,93 0,7 M 1 169,5 169,5 171,0 Skagen 3 167,93 14,7 M 1 171,0 171,0 172,5 Skagen 3 168,93 54,3 M 5 172,5 172,5 Skagen 3 169,93 44,6 M 0 - 172,5 174,0 Skagen 3 171,93 37,5 M 0 174,0 174,0 175,0 Skagen 3 170,93 8,1 M 2 - 174,0 175,5 Skagen 3 172,93 13,1 M 1 175,5 177,0 177,0 178,5 Skagen 3 173,93 20,8 M 0 178,5 178,5 180,0 Skagen 3 174,93 7,1 M 0 180,0 180,0 181,5 Skagen 3 175,93 49,9 M 0 181,5 181,5 183,0 Skagen 3 176,93 48,4 M 0 183,0 183,0 184,5 Skagen 3 177,93 16,2 M 2 184,5 186,0 187,5 189,0 190,5 192,0 193,5 195,0 196,5 198,0 199,5 201,0 Appendix 2: The washed samples, page 4 Depth m b.s. Nucula hanleyi Nuculana minuta Portlandia arctica Portlandia fraterna Yoldiella frigida Mytilus sp Mytilus edulis Pectinidae Ostrea edulis Mysella bidentata Tellimya ferruginosa Cardiidae Acanthocardia echinata Acanthocardia tuberculata Parvicardium minumum Spisula subtruncata Pharidae Tellina fabula Tellina tenuis Donax vittatus Abra sp Abra alba Abra nitida Abra tenuis Arctica islandica Chamelea striatula Mysia undata Corbula gibba Hiatella arctica Barnea candida

121,5 123,0 124,5 126,0 127,5 129,0 130,5 132,0 133,5 135,0 136,5 - 138,0 - - - 139,5 141,0 142,5 144,0 145,5 147,0 148,5 150,0 151,5 153,0 154,5 156,0 157,5 159,0 160,5 162,0 163,5 165,0 166,5 168,0 169,5 171,0 172,5 - 174,0 - 175,5 177,0 178,5 180,0 181,5 183,0 184,5 186,0 187,5 189,0 190,5 192,0 193,5 195,0 196,5 198,0 199,5 201,0

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Occurrence

First occurrence among the molluscs of each species