Table 3. Planktonic foraminiferal datums at Holes 1087A and 1087C.
Event
Age
(Ma)
Zone
Core, section, interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Top
Bottom
Top
Bottom
Mean



175-1087A- 175-1087A-


LO Globorotalia tosaensis 0.65 Pt1b bottom 1H-CC 2H-CC 8.21 18.17 13.19
FO Globorotalia truncatulinoides 1.77 Pt1a bottom 4H-CC 5H-CC 36.71 46.55 41.63
LO Globorotalia margaritae 3.58 Pl2 top 21H-CC 22H-CC 198.67 206.71 202.69
LO Globorotalia cibaoensis 4.6 Pl1a top 22H-CC 23H-CC 206.71 213.47 210.09
FO Globorotalia sphericomiozea 5.6
24H-CC 25H-CC 227.18 236.17 231.68

 
175-1087C- 175-1087C-      
FO Globorotalia conomiozea 6.9 MT10 bottom 29H-CC 30H-CC 262.4 270.96 266.68
FO Globorotalia nepenthes 11.8 MT8 bottom 46H-CC 47H-CC 424.79 433.09 428.94

Note: FO = first occurrence and LO = last occurrence.