|
Event
|
Age
(Ma) |
Zone
|
|---|---|---|
| Pliocene-Pleistocene - (sub)tropical |
|
|
| LO Globorotalia tosaensis | 0.65 | Pt1a top |
| FO Globorotalia truncatulinoides | 1.77 | Pt1a bottom |
| LO Globigerinoides fistulosus | 1.77 | Pl6 top |
| LO Globorotalia miocenica | 2.3 | Pl5 top |
| LO Dentoglobigerina altispira | 3.09 | Pl4 top |
| LO Sphaeroidinellopsis spp. | 3.12 | Pl3 top |
| LO Globorotalia margaritae | 3.58 | Pl2 top |
| LO Globigerina nepenthes | 4.18 | Pl1b top |
| LO Globorotalia cibaoensis | 4.6 | Pl1a top |
| FO Globorotalia tumida | 5.6 | Pl1a bottom |
| middle-late Miocene - (sub)tropical |
|
|
| LO Globorotalia lenguaensis | 6 | M13 top |
| FO Globorotalia plesiotumida | 8.3 | M13 mid |
| FO Globigerinoides extremus | 8.3 | M13 mid |
| FO Neogloboquadrina acostaensis | 10.9 | M13 bottom |
| LO Neogloboquadrina mayeri | 11.4 | M11 top |
| FO Globigerinoides nepenthes | 11.8 | N11 bottom |
| LO Globorotalia fohsi robusta | 11.9 | M9b top |
| FO Globorotalia fohsi robusta | 12.3 | M9b bottom |
| FO Globorotalia fohsi lobata | 12.5 | M9a bottom |
| FO Globorotalia fohsi s.s. | 12.7 | M8 bottom |
| FO Globorotalia peripheroacuata | 14.8 | M7 bottom |
| FO Orbulina suturalis | 15.1 | M6 bottom |
| middle-late Miocene - Transitional |
|
|
| FO Globorotalia sphericomiozea | 5.6 | MT10 top |
| FO Globorotalia conomiozea | 6.9 | MT10 bottom |
| LO Neogloboquadrina mayeri | 11.4 | MT8 top |
| FO Globigerinoides nepenthes | 11.8 | MT8 bottom |
| LO Globorotalia peripheroronda | 14 | MT6 top |
| FO Orbulina suturalis | 15.1 | MT6 bottom |
| early Miocene - (sub)tropical |
|
|
| FO Orbulina suturalis | 15.1 | M6 bottom |
| FO Praeorbulina glomerosa s.s. | 16.1 | M5b bottom |
| FO Praeorbulina sicana | 16.4 | M5a bottom |
| FO Globorotalia birnageae | 16.7 | M4b bottom |
| LO Catapsydrax dissimilis | 17.3 | M3 top |
| FO Globigerinatella insueta | 18.8 | M3 bottom |
| LO Globorotalia kugleri | 21.5 | M1b top |
| FO Globoquadrina dehiscens | 23.2 | M1b bottom |
| FO Globorotalia kugleri | 23.8 | M1a bottom |
| early Miocene - Transitional |
|
|
| LO Globorotalia peripheroronda | 14 | MT6 top |
| FO Orbulina suturalis | 15.1 | MT6 bottom |
| FO Praeorbulina glomerosa | 16.1 | MT5b bottom |
| FO Praeorbulina sicana | 16.4 | MT5a bottom |
| FO Globorotalia miozea | 16.7 | MT4 bottom |
| FO Globorotalia praescitula | 18.5 | MT3 bottom |
| LO Globorotalia kugleri | 21.5 | MT1 top |
| FO Globorotalia kugleri | 23.8 | MT1 bottom |
Notes: Datum ages and zonations are from the Berggren et al. (1995a, 1995b) time scale. FO = first occurrence; LO = last occurrence.