TABLE 1. Shells analyzed during this study Shell ID # Bands Site coordinates Depth (m) Region Analyses I1-1 82 66*10'N, 18*53'W 22 Iceland s I1-3 36 66*10'N, 18*53'W 22 Iceland s I1-5 35 66*10'N, 18*53'W 22 Iceland s I1-9 40 66*10'N, 18*53'W 22 Iceland s I1-10 40 66*10'N, 18*53'W 22 Iceland s 82-381-1 100 41*05'N, 66*56'W 67 Georges Bank c 82-381-3 61 41*05'N, 66*56'W 67 Georges Bank c 82-381-4 66 41*05'N, 66*56'W 67 Georges Bank c 92-315-3 105 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals o, a 92-315-4 30 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals a 92-315-7 87 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals d, o 92-315-10 * 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals a 92-315-12 * 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals a 92-315-13 30 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals d, o 92-315-28 * 40*28'N, 69*29'W 65.5 Nantucket Shoals a 92-333-1 80 41*08'N, 67*27'W 57.1 Georges Bank d 92-333-2 31 41*08'N, 67*27'W 57.1 Georges Bank d 92-333-3 31 41*08'N, 67*27'W 57.1 Georges Bank d 92-334-1 60 41*03'N, 67*18'W 66.6 Georges Bank d 92-334-2 37 41*03'N, 67*18'W 66.6 Georges Bank d 92-334-3 58 41*03'N, 67*18'W 66.6 Georges Bank d 92-335-f1 55 41*01'N, 67*10'W 72.1 Georges Bank c 92-335-f2 65 41*01'N, 67*10'W 72.1 Georges Bank c 92-335-f3 54 41*01'N, 67*10'W 72.1 Georges Bank c 92-335-f4 36 41*01'N, 67*10'W 72.1 Georges Bank c 92-336-1 51 41*01'N, 67*05'W 70.1 Georges Bank d 92-336-2 66 41*01'N, 67*05'W 70.1 Georges Bank d 92-336-3 31 41*01'N, 67*05'W 70.1 Georges Bank d 92-336-f3 30 41*01'N, 67*05'W 70.1 Georges Bank c 92-336-f4 31 41*01'N, 67*05'W 70.1 Georges Bank c 92-337-f1 87 41*04'N, 66*51'W 79.1 Georges Bank c 92-337-f2 57 41*04'N, 66*51'W 79.1 Georges Bank c 92-337-f3 35 41*04'N, 66*51'W 79.1 Georges Bank c, a 92-337-f4 125 41*04'N, 66*51'W 79.1 Georges Bank c 92-337-f5 37 41*04'N, 66*51'W 79.1 Georges Bank c 92-339-1 59 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank d, c 92-339-2 57 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank d, c 92-339-3 50 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank d, c, a 92-339-f1 86 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank c, a 92-339-f2 30 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank c 92-339-f3 67 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank c, a 92-339-f4 85 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank c 92-339-f5 60 41*06'N, 66*56'W 72.7 Georges Bank c 94-441-1 51 41*03'N, 66*53'W 74 Georges Bank d, c 94-441-2 47 41*03'N, 66*53'W 74 Georges Bank d, c 94-441-3 60 41*03'N, 66*53'W 74 Georges Bank d, c Shell ID notation for Georges Bank and Nantucket Shoals is as follows: (year of collection)- (NMFS site #)-(shell #, with 'f' indicating fossil). # Bands is the number of measured bands; shells with '*' were not measured, only counted. Analyses performed on each shell are: s=synchronization test; d=distance test; c=composite sclerochronology; o=comparison to d18O record; a=Asp measurement.