As so ci ate Ed i tor: Micha³ Zatoñ Lithological and palynological stud ies of Paleogene siliciclastic de pos its from the Yantarny P-1 bore hole lo cated on the western coast of the Sambian Pen in sula (Kaliningrad re gion, Rus sia) show that the suc ces sion is char ac ter ized by nu mer ous sed i men tary dis con ti nu ities re lated to lithification ho ri zons and ero sional sur faces. Sed i men tary gaps are emphasised by hardgrounds. Palynological data sug gest the Selandian-Priabonian age of the suc ces sion and in di cate a num ber of sig nif icant strati graphic gaps. An im por tant change in heavy min eral com po si tion is rec og nized be tween the Paleocene and Eocene de pos its in the area stud ied. A sig nif i cant num ber of re worked Cre ta ceous microfossils is ob served in the Selandian part of the suc ces sion stud ied.
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