"Table 4. Planktonic foraminifer datums, absolute ages, and depths at Site 999."				
"Note: Zone names in parentheses indicate that a secondary taxon is approximating age of the base. FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence."				

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

Hole 999A:				
LO Globigerinoides obliquus		1.3	4H-CC to 5H-CC	41.19
FO Truncorotalia truncatulinoides	N22	2	7H-CC to 8H-CC	69.78
LO Menardella miocenica		2.3	8H-CC to 9H-CC	79.33
LO Menardella multicamerata		3	10H-CC to 11H-CC	98.35
LO Dentoglobigerina altispira		3	10H-CC to 11H-CC	98.35
FO Menardella miocenica	N21/N20	3.6	10H-CC to 11H-CC	98.35
LO Hirsutella margaritae		3.6	10H-CC to 11H-CC	98.35
LO Globorotalia plesiotumida		4.4	13H-CC to 14H-CC	126.91
FO Menardella exilis		4.5	13H-CC to 14H-CC	126.91
FO Truncorotalia crassaformis		4.7	14H-CC to 15H-CC	136.43
LO Hirsutella cibaoensis		5	14H-CC to 15H-CC	136.43
FO Sphaeroidinella dehiscens	N19	5.6	17H-CC to 18H-CC	164.76
FO Hirsutella margaritae		6	17H-CC to 18H-CC	164.76
FO Globigerinoides conglobatus		6.2	19H-CC to 20H-CC	183.88
FO Hirsutella cibaoensis		7.7	23X-CC to 24X-CC	215.28
FO Globigerinoides extremus		8	25XCC to 26X-CC	234.4
FO Candeina nitida		8	25XCC to 26X-CC	234.4
FO Globorotalia plesiotumida	N18/N17	8.2	25XCC to 26X-CC	234.4
FO Neogloboquadrina acostaensis		10	27X-CC to 28X-CC	253.55
LO Paragloborotalia mayeri	N16/N15	10.3	"30X-1, 42-44 to 30X-2, 43-45"	269.19
LO Fohsella fohsi	N14/N13	11.8	32X-CC to 33X-CC	300.99
FO Fohsella fohsi	N12	13.5	34X-CC to 35X-CC	320.88
FO Fohsella praefohsi	N11	14	37X-CC to 38X-CC	349.46
FO Fohsella peripheroacuta	N10	14.8	37X-CC to 38X-CC	349.46
FO Orbulina universa		15.1	33X-CC to 34X-CC	311.07
FO Praeorbulina sicana	N9/N8	16.4	44X-CC to 45X-CC	416.95
LO Catapsydrax dissimilis	N7	17.3	48X-CC to 49X-CC	454.38

Hole 999B:				
FO Paragloborotalia kugleri	N4	23.8	8R-CC to 9R-CC	605.96
FO Globigerinoides primordius		26.7	11R-CC to 12R-CC	633.59
LO Paragloborotalia opima	P22	27.1	11R-CC to 12R-CC	633.59
LO Ch. cubensis (common)	P21b	28.5	15R-CC to 16R-CC	670.69
LO Turborotalia ampliapertura	P21a/P20	30.3	16R-CC to 18R-CC	675.57
FO Paragloborotalia opima		30.6	16R-CC to 18R-CC	675.57
LO Pseudohastigerina spp.	P19	32	22R-CC to 23R-CC	710.92
LO Turborotalia cerroazulensis	P18	33.8	25R-CC to 26R-CC	740.14
LO Turborotalia pomeroli		35.3	27R-CC to 28R-CC	759.47
LO Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta		35.3	27R-CC to 28R-CC	759.47
LO Morozovella spinulosa		38.1	33R-CC to 34R-CC	817.08
FO Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta	P15	38.4	28R-CC to 29R-CC	769.28
LO Acarinina primitiva		39	28R-CC to 29R-CC	769.28
LO Globigerapsis beckmanni	P14	40.1	29R-CC to 30R-CC	777.78
FO Globogerapsis beckmanni	P13	40.5	30R-CC to 31R-CC	786.13
FO Globigerapsis index		42.9	42R-CC to 43R-CC	894.28
LO Morozovella aragonensis	P12	43.6	36R-CC to 37R-CC	843.6
FO Globigerapsis kugleri	P11	45.8	40R-CC to 41R-CC	883.7
FO Acarinina pentacamerata	(P8)	50.8	"48R-CC to 49R-4, 68-70"	951.84
FO Morozovella aragonensis	 P7	52.3	"48R-CC to 49R-4, 68-70"	951.84
LO Morozovella marginodentata		52.5	"48R-CC to 49R-4, 68-70"	951.84
LO Morozovella lensiformis		52.7	"49R-4, 68-70 to 49R-CC"	956.56
LO Morozovella aequa		53.6	"48R-CC to 49R-4, 68-70"	951.84
FO Morozovella formosa	P6b	54	49R-CC to 50R-CC	963.14
FO Morozovella lensiformis		54	49R-CC to 50R-CC	963.14
LO Morozovella velascoensis	P6a	54.7	"49R-CC to 50R-4, 82-84"	961.41
LO Morozovella acuta		54.7	"48R-CC to 49R-4, 68-70"	951.84
FO Morozovella gracilis		54.7 (54.9)	"51R-6, 12-14 to 51R-CC"	976.47
FO Igorina broedermanni		54.7	"51R-CC to 52R-1, 26-28"	977.64
FO Morozovella subbotinae		55.9	"52R-1, 26-28 to 52R-2, 144-146"	979.71
LO Globanomalina pseudomenardii	P5	55.9	54R-CC to 55R-CC	1010.97
LO Acarinina nitida		56.3	52R-CC to 53R-CC	992.08
FO Acarinina soldadoensis	P4c	56.5	53R-CC to 54R-CC	1001.47
FO Morozovella aequa		56.5	55R-CC to 56R-CC	1021.56
FO Morozovella velascoensis		60	55R-CC to 56R-CC	1021.56
FO Igorina albeari	P4b-P3b	60	55R-CC to 56R-CC	1021.56
FO Morozovella angulata	P3a	61	56R-CC to 57R-CC	1030.35
FO Praemurica uncinata	P2	61.2	57R-CC to 58R-CC	1038.5
FO Praemurica inconstans		63	57R-CC to 58R-CC	1038.5
FO Subbotina triloculinoides	P1b	64.3	"58R-CC to 59R-2, 122-123"	1044.87
LO Parvularugoglobigerina eugubina	P1a	64.7 (64.9)	"59R-2, 122-123 to 59R-CC"	1048.75
FO Woodringina claytonensis		64.97	"59R-2, 122-123 to 59R-CC"	1048.75
LO Most Cretaceous taxa	Palpha/P0	65	"60R-1, 0-1 to 60R-1, 21"	1050.21