Table 3. Dominant and abundant planktonic foraminiferal species at Hole 1079A.
Core, section,
interval
Depth
(mbsf)
Abundance Globigerinoides ruber (pink) Globigerinoides ruber Orbulina universa Globigerinoides sacculifer Globigerina bulloides Globigerinella siphonifera Globorotalia inflata Neogloboquadrina dutertrei Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (dextral) Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sinistral) Globorotalia crassaformis Globorotalia tumida flexuosa
175-1079A-
1H-CC 5.3



A
A

A


A



2H-CC 15.2

A

D




A




3H-CC 24.8


A
A
A
A

A




P
4H-CC 34.0


A
D

A






P
5H-CC 43.6


A
D
D
A







6H-CC 53.2


A
A


A
A



A

7H-CC 62.8
F

A
D









8H-CC 72.5


A
D

A



A



9H-CC 81.3
F

A
A





A



10H-CC 92.1
F


D



A

A
A


11H-CC 99.0


A
D



A

A



12H-CC 108.4


A






A
A
A
P
13H-CC 117.1


A
A





D



14H-CC 121.0
T












Notes: D = dominant (>30%) and A = abundant (10%–30%). Intervals of low abundance of total assemblage (T = trace and F = few) are shown and are attributed to dissolution. P = intervals where G. tumida flexuosa is present.