The Pleistocene/Holocene boundary in marine deposits from the Oslofjord area

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Author: FEYLING‐HANSSEN, ROLF W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1972
• Subjects: Arctic; Norway; Boreas; Hanssen; Foraminifera*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1972.tb00003.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.1972.tb00003.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1972.tb00003.x

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.