Table 3. Dominant and abundant planktonic foraminiferal species at Holes 1078A, 1078B, and 1078C.
Core, section,
interval
Depth
(mbsf)
Abundance Globigerinoides ruber (pink) Globigerinoides ruber Orbulina universa Globigerinoides sacculifer Globigerina bulloides Globigerinella siphonifera Globorotalia inflata Globorotalia menardii Neogloboquadrina dutertrei Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (dextral) Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sinistral) Globorotalia crassaformis
175-1078A-













1H-CC 7.4
A
A
A A A




2H-CC 16.3
A


A
A


A
175-1078B-













2H-CC 16.4

A A


D

A

3H-CC 26.0
A
D
D






4H-CC 35.6
A A A A A






5H-CC 45.3
A A D A







6H-CC 53.6
A D A








7H-CC 64.9
A A A








8H-CC 74.8

A D


A




9H-CC 83.2

A D





A

10H-CC 89.5

A D
A
A




11H-CC 102.0

A A A

A




12H-CC 109.0 R











13H-CC 117.3 R











14H-CC 127.9
A A A





A
A
175-1078C-













15X-CC 134.4


D


A

A A
16X-CC 140.3 T

D








17X-CC 155.4 T








A

18X-CC 160.9 T

D





D

Notes: D = dominant (>30%); A = abundant (10%-30%); R = rare (1%-5%); and T = trace (<1%).