Table 5. Datums used to construct age model for Hole 999A.

Event
Zone
(base)
Age
(Ma)
Depth (mbsf)
Onset C1n "Brunhes" (o)
0.780 27.50
Onset C2r.1n Reunion" (o)
2.150 70.40
Top C2An.1n "Gauss" (t)
2.600 83.85
Top C2Ar "Gilbert" (t)
3.580 117.45
FO Truncorotalia crassaformis
4.7 139.07
FO Sphaeroidinella dehiscens N19 5.6 160.55
FO Globorotalia plesiotumida N18/N17 8.3 237.54
LO Paragloborotalia mayeri N15 10.8 269.11
FO Globoturborotalita nepenthes N14 11.6 295.15
FO Fohsella fohsi N12 13.2 307.25
FO Fohsella praefohsi N11 13.9 333.32
FO Fohsella peripheroacuta N10 14.8 345.75
FO Praeorbulina sicana N9/N8 16.4 416.25
LO Catapsydrax dissimilis N7 17.3 454.14

Notes: Biostratigraphic datum ages are taken from Table 1. Chron ages are from Sigurdsson, Leckie, Acton, et al. (1997). o = onset; t = termination.