Table T5. Fossil occurrences in the Bethany Beach borehole, Leg 174AX. 
Sample depth (m):
159.99
160.60
164.6-169.2
174.35
181.94
196.60
213.94
229.79
250.79
268.25
270.66
289.22
300.44
321.35
322.78
324.31
336.19
345.95
347.59
349.51
350.67
351.10
370.94
371.15
373.99
376.43
379.48
388.77
397.76
400.84
402.82
408.43
433.43
437.39
437.81
439.98
440.74
440.92
442.87
445.25
446.99
447.20
Sample depth (ft):
524.9
526.9
540-555
572.0
596.9
645.0
701.9
753.9
822.8
880.1
888.0
948.9
985.7
1054.3
1059.0
1064.0
1103.0
1135.0
1140.4
1146.7
1150.5
1151.9
1217.0
1217.7
1227.0
1235.0
1245.0
1275.5
1305.0
1315.1
1321.6
1340.0
1422.0
1435.0
1436.4
1443.5
1446.0
1446.6
1453.0
1460.8
1466.5
1467.2
Shell fragments: VR
R VR VR A R R VR
VR


VR
VR VR
R
R
VR VR VR R F P R
VR
VR VR VR R R VR


Echinoid spines:


VR VR R VR R R VR R VR R VR VR VR VR
VR





VR
P
VR VR VR C R VR R
R
VR

Orbulina suturalis:



VR A VR




F























?



Bone/teeth (phosphatic) fragments: VR
VR R VR R VR VR VR VR VR
VR VR
VR
VR
VR
VR
VR VR VR VR



VR R R VR VR
R
F
VR
Scolecodonts:











VR VR


















VR




R

Pyrite spheres: A
A
VR




































Benthic foraminifers: R
C R VR R VR R R VR R R R R VR R A A A C A C
R VR R VR

R R VR F R R

F
VR
F
Agglutinated foraminifers?
























VR














R
Assorted lagenids (SF Nodosariacea) VR
VR VR
VR
VR

VR VR



VR VR
VR
VR
VR VR






VR



VR

P VR
Atwillina nodifera







































R A
Bolivina calvertensis

C R

?VR


































Bolivina cf. floridana









VR



















VR




C



Bolivina marginata multicostata cf.
VR







VR
?VR
VR C A A A C A
VR
VR


R











Bolivina paula

A

A VR A A P A C VR
VR VR A A
R
C
C R R P


R R
VR VR VR
F

P A
Bolivina spp. (small)


C


A C
A
R ?VR



























Bucella mansfieldi VR
A A VR VR



































Bulimina aculeata?







































P VR
Bulimina curta

R













C










VR

A VR


F



Bulimina elongata R
A A VR VR
C R P C VR VR ?VR
VR R C R R
VR
R




VR VR VR A F C
P F VR VR P C
Bulimina sp. (smooth basal spines)

VR






































Bulimina striata mexicana









VR




VR





VR









P






Buliminella elegantissima VR


VR A VR C VR P R F A
VR VR C C R VR
C
R R C
P P R A A
VR





P R
Cancris sagra


VR






VR





























Cassidulina laevigata

A A





































Cassidulinoides sp.






































VR P R
Cibicides americanus




R
VR C

R R ?VR



























Cibicides cravenensis


A





































Cibicides lobatulus



VR VR

VR






VR VR
VR
VR



















Cibicides spp.











VR

C R



VR
R
VR


VR VR



R
VR



Ciperozea mayi

































P VR P C



Coryphostoma georgiana

































P






Elphidium cf. latispatium










VR





























Elphidium spp.






VR VR















VR P


C VR









Eponides cocoaensis?







































P C
Frondicularia sp.















VR VR




VR VR VR P





VR







Fursenkoina fusiformis









R VR








VR

















P VR
Globocassidulina sp.

?VR



VR


VR


VR VR R
VR
R











P




P R
Globulina spp.















VR














VR

VR
R

P R
Guttulina elegans
















R R R
R














R

P VR
Guttulina problema?







































P R
Guttulina pulchella



VR




































Guttulina sp.



VR






VR


VR
R



VR








VR P


VR


Gyroidina scalata and G. sp.
















C













C






P C
Gyroidinoides sp.


R











VR
















P R
F



Hanzawaia concentrica VR
A A A C VR C C P C R A ?VR VR C C VR R VR
VR
A VR R



VR VR









Lenticulina americana / L. a. spinosa

C






C

VR

R C C C
A












VR P R



Lenticulina spp. VR

R
VR
VR
P




VR VR VR R VR C R
VR






VR R VR VR R

VR
P C
Marginulina sp.

VR VR





VR



VR



















P R



Melonis? sp.







































P VR
Nonion advenum pustulosum







C
































Nonion calvertensis









VR R





























Nonion marylandicum


cf.
VR



VR VR VR
VR
VR
























Nonionella miocenica R
A VR






VR VR

















VR









Nonionellina chesapeakensis

cf.
VR




































Plectofrondicularia cookei





























VR
VR VR VR VR
R

P R
Pseudononion pizarrensis R
C R VR VR VR A R P A R C R R C A A A A C F
A C R P

VR VR VR A R R R
F VR
P C
Pseudopolymorphina striata











VR




























Pullenia sp.








































R
Rosalina cavernata




VR



































Rosalina? sp.







VR


VR




























Rotorbinella bassleri





?VR VR VR
VR
C

VR VR VR


R
R
VR


VR VR VR VR VR VR R
F



Siphonina sp.


































R





Spirobolivina sp.










VR










VR




VR











Spiroloculina sp.


VR
































VR



Spiroplectammina mississippiensis


R


R

R
VR R
R A
R

VR
R












R



Spiroplectammina spp.



VR




VR





VR






VR







P VR P


P R
Stilostomella sp.
































VR







Textularia spp.

C R VR VR
R VR P R
C R

C R R R C C
R
VR


VR

R

VR
VR



Transversigerina lamellata


VR





































Transversigerina transversa










VR




VR













VR

VR P R



Uvigerina calvertensis R
C A





































Uvigerina glabrans?







































R A
Uvigerina subperegrina/auberiana





VR VR

VR R VR
VR C C A R C C C
VR VR VR P

R VR
A VR


VR

P R
Uvigerina tumeyensis







































R A
Virgulinella miocenica

R








VR







































































Planktonic foraminifers:

R VR VR VR
VR VR VR VR VR VR VR
VR C VR R R
R
R
VR


VR VR VR VR VR


F


F
Dentoglobigerina altispira s.l.

VR






































Dentoglobigerina venezuelana







VR



VR



























Globigerina angustiumbilicata


VR


cf. VR


VR VR

VR R VR VR

VR
R




VR











Globigerina bulloides type

R






































Globigerina ciperoensis















VR





R





VR










Globigerina linaperta group (large)







































P A
Globigerina sp. (4-5 ch, umb-extraumb ap)




















R














A

P A
Globigerina spp.

R R VR VR
R VR P VR VR VR VR
VR R VR R R
R
R
VR P P
VR R VR VR VR R VR
A VR


Globigerina woodi

R




VR
VR VR



R VR VR R
VR
R
VR








VR
R



Globigerinita naparimaensis

R






































Globigerinoides immaturus

R






VR
VR


VR
























Globigerinoides obliquus

R VR





































Globigerinoides primordius















VR
VR VR
VR
VR
VR















Globigerinoides spp.






?VR




?VR



























Globigerinoides trilobus

VR
VR







VR






















R



Globoquadrina dehiscens

VR





?


?VR
VR
VR VR VR
R
VR

















Globorotalia kugleri




































VR



Globorotalia menardii

VR






































Globorotalia obesa















VR
























Globorotalia praescitula















VR
























Globorotalia spp.








P




VR
VR
VR
R


VR



VR



VR





Neogloboquadrina mayeri









VR




R



R
R




VR






C

P C
Neogloboquadrina? sp.









































Orbulina suturalis

VR






































Paragloborotalia opima nana







































?R R
Paragloborotalia o. nana-o. opima trans.








































VR
Ostracodes:

R VR VR VR

R
VR VR VR VR VR
R VR VR VR
VR
VR VR VR VR P
VR VR VR VR VR VR

VR

VR VR











































Radiolarians: VR

VR
VR
VR R VR R C VR VR VR
R C A A C C
R VR VR VR

R R R A R VR

C



Actinommids VR

VR
VR
VR A P A F R


C A F A A F
C VR R P
P R R C A
VR

C



Hexacontium sp. (cubo, long spines)









C






























Heliodiscus sp.






VR VR
VR C
VR


R R R


VR R
P P P R C R C



R



Ommatodiscus sp.






VR

VR VR



VR VR


VR






VR

VR VR


VR



Spongodiscids




VR
R A P R C VR
VR
VR C A C
A
VR
VR P

R R R C R


C



Spongasteriscus marylandicus















VR VR
VR P

VR
VR


VR
VR R VR


R



Spongaster cf. tetras irregularis







VR
R






























Hymeniastrum spp.






?VR


VR
VR

C R R R
R
VR

P









R



Euchitonia spp.







VR P VR R



VR VR R R
R



P

R VR VR C



R



Dictyocoryne spp.









VR




VR VR























Didymocyrtis prismatica




























?VR






VR



Didymocyrtis violiona









VR R ?VR


VR R R C









VR
C VR


VR



Didymocyrtis mammifera







VR
VR VR





























Didymocyrtis tubaria









?VR ?VR
























VR



Didymocyrtis sp. (club-shaped columns)










R





























Lithelids







VR
R C VR VR

VR R C



VR VR VR


VR R R
R


R



Spyrids







VR
VR





VR


















VR



Cyrtocapsella tetrapera







R P R R VR
VR
VR VR R R








VR

R VR


R



Cyrtocapsella cornuta








P VR R






R











C VR


R



Stichocorys sp.







VR
VR VR VR



VR VR VR








VR


VR


R



Calocycletta virginis/robusta undiff.







VR

VR





VR VR










VR VR VR


R



Calocycletta costata







VR
































Eucyrtidium calvertense







VR
VR VR




VR VR VR








VR






VR



Carpocanopsis sp.
































VR


VR



Lychnocanoma elongata




































VR



Pterocanium sp.







VR
VR

















VR
VR









Lampromitra? sp.









VR






























Diatoms: R
A
VR R VR R R VR C R R VR R
F A A F F C
R
R


A C C A VR VR

R


VR
Actinoptychus heliopelta











VR R C
F F A F F C
C

VR
P F A A VR VR


R



A. senarius




R
VR C P C C R VR



R











VR VR








Coscinodiscids. (plain circular diatoms) A
A
VR R VR R C P A C C R VR
F F C F F C
C


P P A C A A VR


R



Other R



R
R




VR



























Sponge spicules:









VR VR




VR VR VR






P

VR

VR







Note: A = abundant, F = frequent, C = common, R = rare, VR = very rare, P = present.