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.