Figure 1. A. Carbonate mass accumulation rates (CO₃ MARs) for the eastern equatorial Pacific, ODP Leg 138, from Lyle et al. (1995). Shaded areas reflect intervals of carbonate dissolution. The first major dissolution interval in the eastern equatorial Pacific centered at 11 Ma is equivalent to Caribbean dissolution Episode III (see Figs. 9, 10), and is shown with an open star. B. Map of ODP sites in the eastern equatorial Pacific. Bullets mark current location and asterisks denote location backtracked to 10 Ma from Pisias, Mayer, Janecek, Palmer-Julson, and van Andel (1995).