Table 1. List of studied samples from Pleistocene and Holocene localities. Adapted from Nielsen and Nielsen (2001).

Sample number

Position

Depth
(m)

Age

Sample area

Project

P 53

36° N 28° E

-

Pleistocene

Rhodes

-

P 56

36° N 28° E

-

Pleistocene

Rhodes

-

P 135

36° N 28° E

-

Pleistocene

Rhodes

-

P 194

36° N 28° E

-

Pleistocene

Rhodes

-

G 196

29°55' S 31°20' E

425-430

Holocene

Off Durban

Galathea

G 289

11°06' N 80°05' E

127

Holocene

Off Tranquebar, SE India

Galathea

G 292

11°06' N 80°05' E

20

Holocene

Off Tranquebar, SE India

Galathea

G 404

05°09' N 106°47' E

63

Holocene

South China Sea

Galathea

G 471

10°26' S 107°52' E

2780

Holocene

Java trench

Galathea

G 547

30°00' S 153°32' E

139

Holocene

Brisbane River, Coral Sea

Galathea

G 550

31°27' S 153°33' E

4090

Holocene

Tasmania Sea

Galathea

G 555

37°21' S 138°44' E

875

Holocene

Great Australian Bight

Galathea

G 556

37°18' S 138° 43' E

795

Holocene

Great Australian Bight

Galathea

G 558

37°11' S 138°42' E

370

Holocene

Great Australian Bight

Galathea

G 759

37°41' S 138°41' E

180

Holocene

Great Australian Bight

Galathea

G 561

37°04' S 138°39' E

112

Holocene

Great Australian Bight

Galathea

G 743

07°27' N 79°37' W

600

Holocene

Gulf of Panama

Galathea

G 773

47°50' N 08°23' W

1680

Holocene

Gulf of Biscay

Galathea

E2a

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E3

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E4

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E5

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E6

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E7

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E8

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E10

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

E11

68° N 55° W

190-200

Pleisto-Holocene

West Greenland

-

Bartfeldt 12

15°09'33''N 19°05' W

-

Holocene

Atlantic Ocean

-

Hu-5187

28°00' N 34°30' E

87

Holocene

Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

-

Hr-4a

29°30' N 34°57' E

230

Holocene

Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

-

Tiran

27°54' N 34°28' E

1200

Holocene

Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

-

Nueba 1

-

>50

Holocene

Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

-

0793

60°41'02'' N 09°21'04'' 

197

Holocene

Faroe Islands

BIOFAR

0794

61°07'07'' N 08°32'04'' W

104

Holocene

Faroe Islands

BIOFAR