Table
7. Postcruise data on nannofossil distribution at Site 1006 used in Figure
6.
(Ma)*
(Ma)†
(mbsf)
T
Amaurolithus spp.
4.5
259.24
B
Ceratolithus rugosus
4.7
322.89
T
Discoaster quinqueramus
5.6
5.537
344.69‡
B
Amaurolithus amplificus
6.6
6.84
404.39
B
Amaurolithus primus
7.2
415.79‡
B
Discoaster berggrenii
8.6
8.281
496.37
T
Discoaster hamatus
9.4
9.635
538.05
B
D. hamatus
10.7
10.476
571.83
B
Catinaster coalitus
11.3
10.794
603.83
T
Cyclicargolithus floridanus
13.2
695.56
Note: T = top, B = bottom. * = after Berggren et al. (1995); † = after ODP Leg 154 (Curry, Shackleton, Richter, et al., 1995). ‡ = depths not used in Figure 6.