4 HANS KIER. [SEC. ARCT. EXP. FRAM 
The remaining samples from the bottom contained stones and vari- 
ous specimens of animals, especially Bryozoa and Crustacea. 
Dr. V. Mapsen has assisted me in the examination of some of 
the Foraminifera, for which ready assistance I would here express my 
thanks. 
The depths from which the bottom samples have been taken are 
generally small, seldom exceeding 25 fathoms, only 2 being taken from 
somewhat greater depths, namely 45 and 55 fathoms. 
The fact that the bottom samples, even in shallow water from 1 or 
2 fathoms down to 25 fathoms and more, consisted of fine mud, seems 
to indicate that the waters were land-locked, and with slack currents. 
The Bottom Deposits. 
July 24th, 1900. The Winter harbour, Havne Fjord. Depth 45 fa- 
thoms. Small stones with adherent specimens of Foraminifera: 
Truncatulina lobatula (cc)1 
— akneriana (cc) 
— orbignyana (r). 
July 26th, 1900. The west side of the mouth of Stor Valley. Depth 
10 fathoms. Grey mud with Ophiura sp. and Mollusca: Arca glaci- 
alis (r), Saxicava arctica (r), Modiolaria corrugata (r), Astarte sp. (r). 
Numerous specimens of Forminifera: 
Haplophragmium canariense (r) 
— glomeratum (r) 
_ nanum (r) 
Verneuilina pygmaea (r) 
Valvulina fusca (x) 
Spiroplecta biformis (r) 
Textularia williamsoni (r) 
Nodulina arctica (r) 
— gracilis (r)® 
Uvigerina pygmaea (r) 
Cassidulina crassa (r) 
Bolivina punctata (r) 
1 cc indicates a great number of specimens, ¢ numerous, ra few or a single one. 
2 See Synopsis of the Norwegian Marine Thalamophora. Report on Norwegian 
Fishery and Marine Investigations, Vol. 1, No.7. Kristiania, 1900. 
