Pub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-07
W. Schwarzhans, Kent A. Nielsen, Kai Ingemann Schnetler
The Viborg Formation is the lowest part of the early Oligocene in Denmark and represents the upper part of nannoplankton zone NP21. Here we describe a small assemblage of otoliths from the Viborg Formation obtained from five localities that yielded 88 specimens of nine species. The composition of the otolith-based f ish species is transitional between the terminal Eocene (Priabonian) faunas from the Latdorf Formation of northern Germany and its equivalents and the middle and upper Rupelian. The Viborg otolith association witnessed the first arrivals of the subsequently dominant Gadidae (Trisopterus elegans) and the migration of certain species of the merlucciid genus Palaeogadus from the Eastern Paratethys through the Polish gateway. Furthermore, the otoliths from the Viborg Formation f ill an important gap in the previous knowledge of late Eocene and early Oligocene otolith associations in the North Sea Basin and thus facilitate some refinement of their biostratigraphic usage.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-24DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-03
John S. Peel
Borings of microscopic organisms (euendoliths) are described from the Henson Gletscher Formation (middle Cambrian, Miaolingian Series, Wuliuan Stage) of Peary Land, North Greenland (Laurentia). Partially phosphatised sclerites of Chancelloria and valves of the brachiopod Nisusia reveal abundant casts of borings following dissolution of skeletal calcium carbonate in weak acetic acid. Threads referred to Scolecia dominate, occurring together with coccoids (Planobola) and the branching Fascichnus, in a suite comparable to a lower Cambrian assemblage from the Maidiping Formation of Sichuan, China.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-02DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-02
T. Kočí, Jesper Milàn, S. L. Jakobsen, Arden R. Bashfort
Serpulid remains are very rare in the Lower Jurassic Hasle Formation of Bornholm, Denmark. A historical specimen mentioned, but not figured by Malling & Grön wall (1909) was reexamined and attributed to Pentaditrupa quinquesculcata and here f igured for the first time. New finds of additional well-preserved serpulid tubes are described as Serpula? alicecooperi sp. nov, which show adaptations for a lifestyle on fine-grained sediment in a nearshore environment.
{"title":"Serpula? alicecooperi sp. nov. – a new serpulid from the Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) Hasle Formation of Bornholm, Denmark","authors":"T. Kočí, Jesper Milàn, S. L. Jakobsen, Arden R. Bashfort","doi":"10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-02","url":null,"abstract":"Serpulid remains are very rare in the Lower Jurassic Hasle Formation of Bornholm, Denmark. A historical specimen mentioned, but not figured by Malling & Grön wall (1909) was reexamined and attributed to Pentaditrupa quinquesculcata and here f igured for the first time. New finds of additional well-preserved serpulid tubes are described as Serpula? alicecooperi sp. nov, which show adaptations for a lifestyle on fine-grained sediment in a nearshore environment.","PeriodicalId":55310,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140081423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-09DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-01
Kai Ingemann Schnetler, Henrik Madsen, Kasia K. Śliwińska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, Kaare Ulleberg
Abstract: A rich late Oligocene molluscan fauna from a coastal cliff at Vilsund on the island of Mors, Jylland, Denmark, was studied. A summary of the upper Palaeogene sedimentary sequence in NW Jylland is given and lithostratigraphical and biostratigraphical correlations are suggested. The molluscan fauna contains 120 species, and the nonmolluscs are briefly mentioned. The new species Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. and Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. are established. Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. is the first representative of the gastropod genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 and subgenus Mitrolumna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 from the Cenozoic of Denmark. Eubela (s. lat.) zetes (Kautsky, 1925) represents the oldest record of the genus Eubela Dall, 1889. Andersondrillia Schnetler & Beyer, 1990 is considered to be a junior synonym of Benthomangelia Thiele, 1925. The bivalve genus Cubiostrea Sacco, 1897 is recorded from the upper Oligocene of the North Sea Basin for the first time. In the systematical part, several species are treated, including 16 species which have not been recorded previously from the Danish upper Oligocene; a synopsis of the representatives of the genus Streptodictyon Tembrock, 1961 in the Danish Oligocene is also given. Aphanitoma ingerae Schnetler & Palm, 2008 is transferred to the genus Mitromorpha, subgenus Mitrolumna. The fauna is compared with other Danish and German late Oligocene faunas and palaeoecological interpretations are suggested. As many of the mollusc species have not previously been illustrated from the Dan– ish upper Oligocene, the fauna is extensively illustrated. Dinocyst assemblages have been studied to help date the investigated successions. The assemblages indicate that the glauconitic clay from Vilsund should be assigned to the provisionally named stratigraphical Unit X in Śliwińskaet al. (2012) or the lowermost Brejning Formation. Unit X was previously only known from the interval 61.5–67.5 m in the Harre-1 borehole. Schnetler & Beyer (1990) assigned the glauconitic clay in the coastal cliff at Mogenstrup to the Brejning Formation, but dinocyst studies herein indicate that these strata should be assigned either to Unit X, most likely the upper part, or the lowermost Brejning Formation (see Appendix). This interpretation is supported by the foraminifers and the pectinid species Palliolum hausmanni (Goldfuss, 1835). The occurrence of other nearby outcrops of differing Oligocene ages is demonstrated. The outcrops are described and dated by means of dinocysts and foraminifers and include a section showing a depositional contact between the lowermost Rupelian Viborg Formation and Chattian Branden Clay. The age of the Mogenstrup section is also demonstrated by means of dinocysts.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-09DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2024-73-01
Kai Ingemann Schnetler, Henrik Madsen, Kasia K. Śliwińska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, Kaare Ulleberg
Abstract: A rich late Oligocene molluscan fauna from a coastal cliff at Vilsund on the island of Mors, Jylland, Denmark, was studied. A summary of the upper Palaeogene sedimentary sequence in NW Jylland is given and lithostratigraphical and biostratigraphical correlations are suggested. The molluscan fauna contains 120 species, and the nonmolluscs are briefly mentioned. The new species Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. and Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. are established. Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. is the first representative of the gastropod genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 and subgenus Mitrolumna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 from the Cenozoic of Denmark. Eubela (s. lat.) zetes (Kautsky, 1925) represents the oldest record of the genus Eubela Dall, 1889. Andersondrillia Schnetler & Beyer, 1990 is considered to be a junior synonym of Benthomangelia Thiele, 1925. The bivalve genus Cubiostrea Sacco, 1897 is recorded from the upper Oligocene of the North Sea Basin for the first time. In the systematical part, several species are treated, including 16 species which have not been recorded previously from the Danish upper Oligocene; a synopsis of the representatives of the genus Streptodictyon Tembrock, 1961 in the Danish Oligocene is also given. Aphanitoma ingerae Schnetler & Palm, 2008 is transferred to the genus Mitromorpha, subgenus Mitrolumna. The fauna is compared with other Danish and German late Oligocene faunas and palaeoecological interpretations are suggested. As many of the mollusc species have not previously been illustrated from the Dan– ish upper Oligocene, the fauna is extensively illustrated. Dinocyst assemblages have been studied to help date the investigated successions. The assemblages indicate that the glauconitic clay from Vilsund should be assigned to the provisionally named stratigraphical Unit X in Śliwińskaet al. (2012) or the lowermost Brejning Formation. Unit X was previously only known from the interval 61.5–67.5 m in the Harre-1 borehole. Schnetler & Beyer (1990) assigned the glauconitic clay in the coastal cliff at Mogenstrup to the Brejning Formation, but dinocyst studies herein indicate that these strata should be assigned either to Unit X, most likely the upper part, or the lowermost Brejning Formation (see Appendix). This interpretation is supported by the foraminifers and the pectinid species Palliolum hausmanni (Goldfuss, 1835). The occurrence of other nearby outcrops of differing Oligocene ages is demonstrated. The outcrops are described and dated by means of dinocysts and foraminifers and include a section showing a depositional contact between the lowermost Rupelian Viborg Formation and Chattian Branden Clay. The age of the Mogenstrup section is also demonstrated by means of dinocysts.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2023-72-08
W. Schwarzhans, Kent A. Nielsen
Few deepwater otolith associations from the Eocene have been found so far. The small assemblage of aragonitic-preserved otoliths from the Lillebælt Clay Formation described here therefore adds to the understanding of early Palaeogene deep-sea fish faunas. These otoliths were obtained from a level at about the Ypresian/Lutetian interface and may thus be older than the otoliths previously described from Trelde Næs from mold casts from carbonate concretions. Only 14 otoliths were recovered from about 6,000 kg processed bulk samples. The assemblage also differs in the composition and contains three new species and one new genus: Diaphus? duplex n. sp., Bregmaceros danicus n. sp. and the ophidiid Pronobythites schnetleri n. gen, n. sp. In addition, the new genus Treldeichthys n. gen. in Acanthomorpha incertae sedis is established for T. madseni (Schwarzhans, 2007). The small assemblage also differs in composition from comparable associations described from southwest France and northern Italy on the species level but shows some relationship on a higher systematic level. The mechanism and timing of the colonization of the deep sea by selected groups of fishes is discussed, particularly in respect to the depth migration of demersal fishes.
迄今为止，发现的始新世深水耳石很少。因此，本文描述的 Lillebælt Clay Formation（利勒贝尔粘土层）中保存的少量文石耳石组合有助于了解古新世早期的深海鱼类动物群。这些耳石取自约伊普雷期/卢塞梯期交界处的一个层位，因此可能比之前描述的从特雷尔德奈斯碳酸盐凝结物的铸模中提取的耳石更古老。从大约 6,000 千克处理过的散装样本中只发现了 14 块耳石。该集合体在成分上也有所不同，包含三个新种和一个新属：Diaphus? duplex n. sp.、Bregmaceros danicus n. sp.和 Ophidiid Pronobythites schnetleri n. gen, n. sp.。此外，为 T. madseni 建立了 Acanthomorpha incertae sedis 中的新属 Treldeichthys n. gen.（Schwarzhans，2007 年）。在物种层面上，该小型集合体的组成也不同于法国西南部和意大利北部描述的同类集合体，但在更高的系统层面上却显示出一定的关系。本文讨论了某些鱼类群体在深海定居的机制和时间，特别是底栖鱼类的深度洄游。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2023-72-07
A. T. Nielsen, K. Klitten
A detailed correlation of the lower Cambrian Læså Formation on southern Bornholm, Denmark, is based on gamma ray and formation resistivity wireline logs from 25 water supply wells and 5 scientific boreholes. The interpretation hinges on comparison with the wireline log suite obtained in the fully cored Borggård-1 borehole that penetrated the formation in its entirety. The Norretorp Member, 102.9 m thick in Borggård-1, consists predominantly of intensively bioturbated siltstone. Several levels are strongly glauconitic and usually also contain phosphorite nodules. Fine-grained sandstone beds, 0.5–20 cm thick and interpreted as tempestites, occur throughout the unit; a few thicker sandstone layers consist of stacked tempestites. However, many sandstone beds, primarily in the upper 2/3 of the member, have been partly or totally obliterated by the pervasive bioturbation. The overlying Rispebjerg Member, 3.5 m thick in Borggård-1, is dominated by well-cemented medium to coarse-grained quartz sandstone. The variable lithology of the Læså Formation is illustrated by photos of core samples from Borggård-1. The studied wells are located on different fault blocks with 18 km between the easternmost and westernmost well sites. The Norretorp Member is of almost similar thickness throughout the study area whereas the Rispebjerg Member is 2.2–5.6 m thick. The essentially unchanging thickness of the Læså Formation and the sheet like distribution of tempestites demonstrate that the intense faulting of southern Bornholm post-dates deposition. The Norretorp Member is divided into a lower log-unit (57 m thick in Borggård-1) characterized by a moderately variable gamma ray log pattern and an upper log-unit (46 m thick in Borggård-1) exhibiting a more uniform gamma radiation of overall lower intensity. The log-units reflect a more common occurrence of glauconite and phosphorite in the lower part of the member and a higher sand content in the upper part. These lithological differences are also reflected by a generally higher resistivity and P-wave velocity in the upper log-unit. Seven thicker sandstone horizons (15–80 cm thick), labelled S1 to S7, are laterally persistent within the Norretorp Member. Four additional horizons, referred to as MGL [multiple gamma low], MGH [multiple gamma high], MM [middle marker] and GH [gamma high], are also laterally widespread. A readily identifiable red-brown horizon is located at 4.4–5.9 m above the base of the Læså Formation in Borggård-1: it appears to be developed throughout the study area.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-13DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2023-71-06
Carlette N. Blok, Thierry Adatte, Jon R. Ineson, Emma Sheldon, Florian W.H. Smit, Bodil W. Lauridsen, Mads E. Jelby, Kresten Anderskouv, Stéphane Bodin
The alternating marlstone and chalk of the Lower Cretaceous succession in the Danish Central Graben (DCG) are important for the understanding of the evolution of the larger North Sea Basin. This study focusses on the clay mineral assemblages of the upper Hauterivian – lower Aptian in the DCG and Danish Basin (DB) and their implications. Clay mineral assemblages are predominantly used to assess palaeoclimate. In this study, however, they were additionally used in a source-to-sink context. Kaolinite was found to form a dominant component of the clay mineral assemblage in the sampled wells of the DCG and in the DB, suggesting that a feldspar- or kaolinite-rich source was present and actively eroded in the region during the Early Cretaceous. Moreover, a decreasing gradient west to east of average kaolinite content is observed in the three studied wells for the early Hauterivian to late Barremian (BC9-BC17), with the highest content observed in the North Jens-1 well (av. 74%), followed by the Boje-2C well (av. 49%) and lastly in the Vinding-1 well (av. 39%). Due to the relatively rapid settling of kaolinite in marine environments compared to other clay minerals, this gradient suggests that the main clay mineral source was located in the south-western part of the DCG. Isochore maps, a new palaeogeographic map of the DCG and the western part of the German sector of the North Sea illustrates where Lower Cretaceous rocks are absent in this region, due to either erosion or non-deposition. Potential subaerially exposed highs included the distant Baltic Shield to the north, the Ringkøbing–Fyn High to the east and the Heno Plateau within the DCG, with the latter being located closest to the North Jens-1 well and containing feldspar-rich sandstones of the Heno Formation (upper Kimmeridgian – lowermost Volgian/Tithonian). During the Early Cretaceous, part of the Heno Formation was potentially subaerially exposed or subject to wave reworking/erosion in parts of the Danish and German sectors. The sandstones could weather into kaolinite and this structural high is therefore suggested to have been the main source area for this part of the DCG, with minor sediment influxes from the Ringkøbing–Fyn High and Baltic Shield. In addition, the overall decrease in kaolinite in the DCG from the late Hauterivian to the late Barremian indicates a climatic change towards drier conditions, with some minor, slightly more humid periods.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-12DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2023-72-06
J. Pollerspöck, K. Nielsen, I. Feichtinger, N. Straube
This study describes for the first time a number of distinct fossil teeth documenting several deep-sea shark species from the Eocene, which were previously not recorded from the North Sea Basin, including Apristurus sp., Orthechinorhinus cf. pfeili, Deania cf. angoumeensis, Squaliolus sp., Etmopterus cf. cahuzaci and Paraetmopterus nolfi. Our findings significantly increase the deep-sea shark diversity documented from this area so far. Despite the fact that the North Sea Basin had already lost direct connections to the neighbouring marine areas in the Eocene, the fauna shows highest similarities with documented Eocene deep-sea faunas of France, Austria and northern Morocco using cluster analysis.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-21DOI: 10.37570/bgsd-2023-72-05
T. Kočí, J. Milán, M. Jäger
Tubes of a new serpulid species, Neovermilia gundstrupensis sp. nov., from the lower part of the Kerteminde Marl Formation (Selandian, middle Paleocene) of Gundstrup gravel pit, Fyn, Denmark, represent the first serpulids of this group from the Selandian of Denmark. Within the long-ranging genus Neovermilia (Oxfordian to Recent), the new finds extend the last recorded occurrence of an informal sub-group of closely related serpulids from the upper Danian to the lower Selandian. Neovermilia gundstrupensis is characterized by a tube increasing only slowly in diameter reaching up to approximately 5 mm and possessing small, often densely spaced annular striae occasionally merging into weakly but never strongly developed annular peristomes. Almost all specimens found so far are attached to siliceous sponges of the genus Ventriculites. The tube morphology of the new species and the microstructure of the tube wall, as well as its palaeoecology are discussed.
来自丹麦Fyn Gundstrup砾石坑的Kerteminde Marl组（Selandian，古新世中期）下部的一种新的serpulid物种Neo朱虫属gundstrupensis sp.nov.的管，代表了丹麦Selandian的第一批serpulid。在新蠕虫属（Oxfordian to Recent）中，新发现将最后一次有记录的密切相关的非正规细尾蛇亚群的出现从上大丹阶扩展到下塞拉兰阶。新朱粉虫的特征是直径缓慢增加，达到约5毫米，并具有小的、通常密集分布的环状条纹，偶尔合并成弱但从未强烈发育的环状外变异体。到目前为止，几乎所有发现的标本都附着在Ventriculites属的硅质海绵上。对新种管的形态、管壁的微观结构及其古生态学进行了讨论。
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