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Table 7. Stratigraphic ranges of planktonic foraminifers in selected samples from Hole 983A, Gardar Drift. 


Core, section, interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Depth (mcd)
Abundance
Preservation
Globigerina aequilateralis
Globigerina bulloides
Globigerina quinqueloba
Globorotalia crassaformis
Globorotalia inflata
Globorotalia scitula
Globorotalia truncatulinoides
Globigerinita glutinata
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (dextral)
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sinistral)
Orbulina universa
Zone		 Epoch

162-983A-

    













N. pachyderma (s.)

Pleistocene

1H-CC, 13-16

7.39

7.39

C

G

C



R



A

2H-CC, 18-21

17.28

18.47

A

G

D


R

F



A

R

3H-CC, 26-29

26.86

29.52

C

G




R

F



D

4H-CC, 15-18

36.34

40.30

F

G

R

R


R


R

D

5H-CC, 21-24

45.94

51.75

C

G

C


F

T

T

T

A

T

6H-CC, 16-19

55.35

61.31

F

G

C

R

R

A

R



F

7H-CC, 21-24

64.82

72.12

A

G

A

T

R

A

R


F

F

8H-CC, 23-26

74.30

82.17

A

G

C


A

R


R

C

9H-CC, 25-28

83.83

92.68

A

G

C


A

R


C

R

10H-CC, 22-25

93.29

102.63

C

G

T

C

R

R

C

R


R

C

R

11H-CC, 21-24

102.78

113.07

C

G

R


R



F

D

12H-CC, 21-24

112.35

123.17

C

G

R

A


C

R



C

13H-CC, 21-24

121.79

133.40

A

G

C


A

T

R


F

14H-CC, 23-26

131.32

143.63

C

G

C


T



C

C/A

15H-CC, 23-26

140.93

153.74

F

M

F

F


T



C/A

16H-CC, 20-23

150.24

164.14

B

  











17H-CC, 18-21

159.68

174.40

C

G

C


C




C

18H-CC, 22-25

169.28

184.96

C

M

C

F

T



C

A

19H-CC, 22-25

178.88

195.53

F

M

R

T






D

20H-CC, 19-22

188.27

205.70

R

M









D

21H-CC, 23-26

197.72

215.51

R

M

T







D

22H-CC, 0-2

207.06

226.10

F

M

C

F




F

F/C

23H-CC, 17-20

216.67

236.89

C

G

C


C


F

C

C

24H-CC, 0-3

226.00

247.96

C

G

C


C

T

F

C

L

25H-2, 20-22

227.60

250.41

F

G

C

R

C

T

R

A

25H-3, 20-22

229.10

251.91

B

  











25H-4, 20-22

230.60

253.41

R

G




T



R

D

















Gr. inflata

Pliocene

25H-5, 20-22

232.10

254.91

F

G

F

F

R

R


A


25H-CC, 14-17

235.44

258.25

R/F

M/G








D


26H-CC, 0-3

244.99

269.03

C

M

C


C

R

F

C


27H-CC, 24-27

254.78

279.47

C

M

F


F



C/A


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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