Open AccessForaminifera in Late Saalian, Eemian, Early and Middle Weichselian of the Skærumhede I boring
Author(s) -
Karen Luise Knudsen,
Anne-Lise Lykke-Andersen
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1981-30-10
Subject(s) - eemian , foraminifera , geology , boreal , fauna , arctic , marine transgression , paleontology , ecological succession , stratigraphy , sequence (biology) , glacial period , oceanography , structural basin , ecology , benthic zone , tectonics , genetics , interglacial , biology
A foraminiferal stratigraphy primarily based on the late Axel N0rvangs material from the Skrerumhede I boring has been made. Foraminifera from the marine Skrerumhede sequence show a fauna! succession from an arctic environment (zone N4) to deep water boreal and boreo-lusitanian conditions (zone N3). This is succeeded by a zone (N2) containing a fauna! transition from a shallow water boreal assemblage in its lower part through to boreo-arctic conditions in its upper part, and finally a zone (NI) reflecting mainly arctic environment. It is argued that zone N4 represents the Late Saalian, zone N3 the Eemian and zones N2 and Nl the Early and Middle Weichselian.