"Table 4. Planktonic foraminifer datums, absolute ages, and depths at Site 998."				
"Note:  FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence. a = sample in a turbidite. b = sample in mixed sediments (40%-50% clay). c = sample in ash layer."				

Event	Zone (base)	Age (Ma) 	"Core, section, interval (cm)"	Depth (mbsf)

Hole 998A:				
LO Globigerinoides fistulosus		1.7	"4H-CC to 5H-2, 17 19a"	38.27
FO Truncorotalia truncatulinoides	N22	2	"5H-2, 17 19a to 5H-2, 40 40"	39.01
LO Menardella miocenica		2.3	"5H-CC to 6H-2, 50 52"	48.45
LO Dentoglobigerina altispira		3	"7H-2, 40 42 to 7H-4, 40 42"	59.71
FO Globigerinoides fistulosus		3.2	"7H-4, 40 42 to 7H CC"	63.61
LO Hirsutella margaritae	(N21/N20)	3.6	"8H-CCb to 9H-2, 40 42a"	76.39
LO Globoturborotalita nepenthes		4.3	"9H-CC to 10H-2, 40 42"	85.96
FO Menardella exilis		4.5	"10H-2, 40 42 to 10H-4, 40 42"	88.21
FO Truncorotalia crassaformis		4.7	"10H-2, 40 42 to 10H-4, 40 42"	88.21
FO Sphaeroidinella dehiscens	N19	5.6	"11H-CCb to 12H-2, 39 41"	104.9
FO Hirsutella margaritae		6	"12H-2, 39 41 to 12H-4, 40 42"	107.2
FO Globigerinoides conglobatus		6.2	"12H-2, 39 41 to 12H-4, 40 42"	107.2
FO Globigerinoides extremus		8	"15H-4, 37 39 to 15H-CC"	139.52
FO Candeina nitida		8	"15H-4, 37 39 to 15H-CC"	139.52
FO Globorotalia plesiotumida	N18/N17	8.2	"15H-CC to 16H-2, 40 42"	142.21
LO Paragloborotalia mayeri	N16/N15	10.3	"16X-5, 41 43 to 16H-6, 40 42"	148.99
LO Fohsi fohsella	N14/N13	11.8	"17H-CCb to 18X-1, 40 42"	161.03
FO Fohsi fohsella	N12	13.5	20X-CC to 21X-CC	187.94
FO Fohsi praefohsi	N11	14	22X-CCa to 23X-CC	208.21
FO Pohsi peripheroacuta	N10	14.8	22X-CCa to 23X-CC	208.21
FO Praeorbulina circularis		16	23X-CC to 24X-CC	218.06
FO Praeorbulina sicana	N9/N8	16.4	24X-CC to 25X-CC	226.65
LO Catapsydrax dissimilis	N7	17.3	26X-CC to 27X-CC	245.74
FO Globigerinatella insueta s.l.	N6	18.8	26X-CC to 27X-CC	245.74
LO Paragloborotalia kugleri	N5	21.5	31X-CC to 32X-CC	280.49
FO Paragloborotalia kugleri	N4	23.8	36X-CC to 37X-CC	340.74
FO Paragloborotalia pseudokugleri		25.9	41X-CC to 42X-CC	389.38
LO Paragloborotalia opima	P22	27.1	47X-CC to 48X-CC	443.81
LO Ch. cubensis (common)	P21b	28.5	52X-CC to 53X-CC	494.47
FO Globoturborotalita angulisuturalis	P21a	29.4	53X-CC to 54X-CC	503.45
LO Turborotalia ampliapertura	P20	30.3	55X-CC to 56X-CC	522
FO Paragloborotalia opima		30.6	57X-CC to 58X-CC	541.69
LO Pseudohastigerina spp.	P19	32	59X-CC to 60X-CC	562.9
LO Hantkenina spp.		33.7	62X-CC to 63X-CC	588.51
LO Turborotalia cerroazulensis	P18	33.8	Taxon not observed	
LO Turborotalia pomeroli		35.3	66X-CC to 67X-CC	625.69

Hole 998B:				
LO Pseudohastigerina spp.	P19	32	Above 1R-CC	
LO Hantkenina spp.		33.7	3R-CC to 4R-CC	590.82
LO Turborotalia cerroazulensis	P18	33.8	4R-CC to 590.82	
LO Turborotalia pomeroli		35.3	9R-CC to 10R-CCa	638.33
LO Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta		35.3	3R-CC to 4R-CC	590.82
LO Acarinina collactea		37.7	4R-CC to 5R-CCa	600.29
LO Morozovella spinulosa		38.1	3R-CC to 4R-CC	590.82
FO Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta	P15	38.4	4R-CC to 5R-CCa	600.29
LO Planorotalites		38.5	4R-CC to 5R-CCa	600.29
LO Acarinina spp.		37.5-38.5	4R-CC to 5R-CCa	600.29
LO Acarinina primitiva		39	6R-CC to 7R-CC	619.31
LO Globigerapsis beckmanni	P14	40.1	6R-CC to 7R-CC	619.31
FO Globogerapsis beckmanni	P13	40.5	8R-CC to 9R-CC	648.58
FO Turborotalia pomeroli		42.4	14R-CC to 15R-CC	693.66
FO Globigerapsis index		42.9	25R-CCc to 26R-CC	793.64
LO Morozovella aragonensis	P12	43.6	19R-CC to 20R-CC	743.51
FO Globigerapsis kugleri	P11	45.8	27R-CC to 28R-CC	813.03
FO Acarinina pentacamerata		50.8	Below 37R-CC	
FO Morozovella aragonensis		52.3	Below 37R-CC