Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary deposits in Denmark: A diachroneity

Abstract

The lateral distribution of predominantly terrestrial kerogen or humics enriched with copper(II) porphyrins (Cu-P) across the Danish marine basin implies that the alleged Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) boundary deposits in western Denmark (at the Nye Kløv/Dania locations) were probably formed by erosion/emplacement of the boundary clay (Fiskeler) in eastern Denmark by marine currents, as originally proposed by Hulteberg.

Keywords

• diachroneity
• kerogen
• copper(II) porphyrins
• Cretaceous-Tertiary
• Fiskeler
• boundary clay