Table 3. Relative abundance, presence or absence, and overall abundance of Pleistocene planktonic foraminifers at Hole 1081A.
Core, section,
interval
Depth
(mbsf)
Overall abundance Orbulina universa Globigerina bulloides Hastigerina siphonifera Globorotalia inflata Globorotalia menardii/Globorotalia tumida Globorotalia conoidea
175-1081A-
1H-CC 0.89
5

D
A
D


2H-CC 8.22
5

D

D


4H-CC 29.93 5 A A
D

5H-CC 39.12 5
A
D

6H-CC 48.52 5 A A
D P
7H-CC 58.03 5
A
D P
8H-CC 67.71 4
A
D

9H-CC 76.72 0





11H-CC 96.12 1
D



37X-CC 336.05 1




P
38X-CC 341.81 1





39X-CC 356.68 1




P
40X-CC 357.95 1





41X-CC 375.23 1




P
42X-CC 385.77 1





43X-CC 394.91 1





44X-CC 397.79 1





45X-CC 414.69 1





46X-CC 424.31 1




P

Notes: Relative abundance is reported for Samples 175-1081A-1H-CC through 11H-CC, where D = dominant (>30%) and A = abundant (10%–30%). Sample 9H-CC is barren. The presence (P) of G. menardii is noted and indicates warm water (possibly the Angola Current). The presence of G. conoidea indicates an age of middle to latest Miocene, assuming no reworking. Overall abundance: 0 = absent; 1 = trace; 4 = common; and 5 = abundant.