Ostracoda of the Holsteinian interglacial in Jutland, Denmark.

Abstract

Ostracoda are described from several marine Holsteinian deposits in Jutland, Denmark. The faunas are extremely uniform all over Jutland. Very little difference is seen between them and the faunas present in Late Elsterian deposits of the same area. They are largely Boreal in aspect, but contain a few species from warmer realms. The environment at all the investigated localities was one of open, shallow waters (10-30m depth) and normal marine salinities. No shallower water facies have as yet been identified. The Holsteinian ostracod faunas of Denmark are analogous to those recorded in N Germany, and show similarities to those reported from mid-Pleistocene deposits in Great Britain.-from Author