Open AccessThe Pleistocene/Holocene boundary in marine deposits from the Oslofjord area
Author(s) -
FEYLINGHANSSEN ROLF W.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1972.tb00003.x
Subject(s) - pleistocene , holocene , geology , paleontology , stratigraphy , arctic , preboreal , oceanography , younger dryas , tectonics
Feyling‐Hanssen, R. W.: The Pleistocene/Holocene boundary in marine deposits from the Oslofjord area. Boreas, Vol. 1, pp. 241–246. Oslo 1st September, 1972. In marine deposits from the southern Oslofjord area in Norway the boundary between Holocene and Pleistocene is found within a formation characterized by Arctic species, the so‐called Yoldia Clay or zone A in the foraminiferal stratigraphy. The fossil assemblage on the Holocene side of the boundary is even poorer than that on the Pleistocene side, which is explained by the rapid Preboreal ice recession. The boundary is not conspicuously reflected in the faunas but still discernible and applicable.