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Table 5. Stratigraphic ranges of planktonic foraminifers in selected samples from Hole 982A, Rockall Plateau.  

Core, section, interval (cm)

Depth (mbsf) Depth (mcd) Abundance Preservation Globigerina aequilateralis Globigerina bulloides Globigerina quinqueloba Globigerinoides spp. Globorotalia conomiozea Globorotalia cf. crassula Globorotalia inflata Globorotalia juanai Globorotalia puncticulata Globorotalia scitula Globorotalia spp. Globigerinita glutinata Globigerinita uvula Neogloboquadrina acostaensis Neogloboquadrina continuosa Neogloboquadrina atlantica (dextral)
Neogloboquadrina atlantica
(sinistral)
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (dextral) Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sinistral) Neogloboquadrina spp. Orbulina universa Orbulina bilobata Sphaeroidinellopsis paenedehiscens Zone Epoch

162-982A-

   

























N.
pachyderma

(s.)

Pleistocene

1H-CC, 6-9

8.20

8.20

A

G


A





F



F


F






C

C


F



2H-CC, 9-12

17.92

19.22

A

G


F





F



R


F






F

A





3H-CC, 10-13

26.51

28.59

A

G


C





F





R






F

C





4H-CC, 10-13

36.98

39.48

A

G


A





C



F








F

C





5H-CC, 17-20

46.53

50.46

A

G


C/A








T


C






C

R


T/R
































N.
atlantica

(s.)/
Gg.
bulloides

Pliocene

6H-CC, 23-26

55.99

62.52

A

M


C/A

R






T








F







7H-CC, 14-17

65.29

73.26

A

G

T

A







T



T





R




T



8H-CC, 10-13

74.95

83.73

A

G

T/R

A







R



T





F/C




T































Gr.
puncticulata

9H-CC, 21-24

83.59

93.42

A

G

T/R

C




T



F








F




T

T


10H-CC, 11-14

93.99

105.42

A

G


A




T



R












R



11H-CC, 14-17

103.30

115.65

C

M/G


C

R



T



F



R/F

R




F




R



12H-CC, 17-20

112.99

126.48

A

M


C




T



F/C








F



































Gr. margaritae

13H-CC, 12-15

122.35

137.27

A

G


C









T






R




R



14H-CC, 17-20

131.93

147.75

A

G


C/A

T










T

T/R







T



15H-CC, 24-27

141.32

158.60

A

G


C




T










F

F



C

T



16H-CC, 24-27

151.00

169.12

A

M


C




T










R/F

T/R




T



17H-CC, 15-18

161.31

180.31

A

M


C










F

T

T



F




T



18H-CC, 17-20

170.01

189.51

A

G






T


















19H-CC, 17-20

179.51

200.29

A

G


C










T




F

F




T
































N. acostaensis

Miocene

20H-CC, 15-18

188.86

209.20

A

G


C






T






R



R/F




T

T


21H-CC, 24-27

198.54

219.59

C

M


C




R


T






R



F







22H-CC, 25-28

207.71

229.64

C

M


F/C






T



T

T

T

R/F



R/F







23H-CC, 20-23

217.55

240.75

A

G


C


T






T




C



R




F


T

24H-3, 26-28

220.46

244.65

A

P


R










R


R










24H-CC, 18-21

226.91

251.10

C

M


C



T





F

T

F

T




F







25H-CC, 18-21

236.38

261.76

C

G


A



C







F

R

F



F




F



26H-CC, 16-19

245.93

271.31

C

M


A










F

R

C

R






F



Note: Abbreviations as in Table 2. Horizontal black bars indicate zonal, epoch, and subepoch boundaries. Reader is referred to the PDF file for proper formatting.

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