In North Atlantic deep-sea core V23-82, changing surface water conditions are revealed by changing composition of fauna and flora. Sedimentation rate seems to vary little so that approximate dating of climatic events within the X zone of Ericson is possible. These include an interglacial temperature maximum at 124,000 YBP; start of the post-Eemian cooling at about 116,000 YBP; and peak cool conditions at about 110,000 YBP, followed by warming.