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Figure F7. Examples of clasts, macrofossils, and bioturbation features, Site U1421. A. Sandstone clast with original internal bedding (arrows) preserved (interval 341-U1421A-8H-1, 132–137 cm). B. Siltstone clast with a pyrite-coated shell fragment (interval 341-U1421A-20X-1, 11–13 cm). C. Close-up of pyrite-coated shell fragment in B; length = 11 mm). D. Porphyritic basalt clast with white phenocrysts (interval 341-U1421A-11H-2, 45–47 cm). E. Diorite clast (interval 341-U1421A-39X-1, 14–17 cm). F. Gneiss clast (interval 341-U1421A-13H-2, 65–69 cm). G. Pyrite-bearing very coarse sandstone clast (interval 341-U1421A-34X-1, 61–66 cm). H. Rhyolite clast (interval 341-U1421A-43X-CC, 36–41 cm). I. Quartz-rich gneiss clast (interval 341-U1421A-4H-1, 4–6 cm). J. Bioturbated mud (interval 341-U1421A-61X-1, 19–25 cm). K. Bivalve of the genus Cyclocardia sp. that has been bored by a naticid gastropod (interval 341-U1421C-1H-6, 43–43 cm. Scale bar is in millimeters.

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