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Table T1. Neogene geomagnetic polarity time scale and magnetostratigraphic nomenclature used during Leg 178.

Events

Sense BKSA95
(Ma)
Original data source

C1n (o); "Brunhes/Matuyama"

R->N

0.780

SBP90

C1r.1n "Jaramillo" (t)

N->R

0.990

SBP90

C1r.1n "Jaramillo" (o)

R->N

1.070

SBP90

C2n "Olduvai" (t)

N->R

1.770

SBP90

C2n "Olduvai" (o)

R->N

1.950

SBP90

C2r.1n (t)

N->R

2.140

CK95

C2r.1n (o)

R->N

2.150

CK95

C2An.1n (t); "Matuyama/Gauss"

N->R

2.581

H91

C2An.1n (o); "Kaena" (t)

R->N

3.040

H91

C2An.2n (t); "Kaena" (o)

N->R

3.110

H91

C2An.2n (o); "Mammoth" (t)

R->N

3.220

H91

C2An.3n (t); "Mammoth" (o)

N->R

3.330

H91

C2An.3n (o); "Gauss/Gilbert"

R->N

3.580

H91

C3n.1n "Cochiti" (t)

N->R

4.180

H91

C3n.1n "Cochiti" (o)

R->N

4.290

H91

C3n.2n "Nunivak" (t)

N->R

4.480

H91

C3n.2n "Nunivak" (o)

R->N

4.620

H91

C3n.3n "Sidufjall" (t)

N->R

4.800

H91

C3n.3n "Sidufjall" (o)

R->N

4.890

H91

C3n.4n "Thvera" (t)

N->R

4.980

H91

C3n.4n "Thvera" (o)

R->N

5.230

H91/SCHPS95

C3An.1n (t)

N->R

5.894

CK95

C3An.1n (o)

R->N

6.137

CK95

C3An.2n (t)

N->R

6.269

CK95

C3An.2n (o)

R->N

6.567

CK95

C3Bn (t)

N->R

6.935

CK95

C3Bn (o)

R->N

7.091

CK95

C3Br.1n (t)

N->R

7.135

CK95

C3Br.1n (o)

R->N

7.170

CK95

C3Br.2n (t)

N->R

7.341

CK95

C3Br.2n (o)

R->N

7.375

CK95

C4n.1n (t)

N->R

7.432

CK95

C4n.1n (o)

R->N

7.562

CK95

C4n.2n (t)

N->R

7.650

CK95

C4n.2n (o)

R->N

8.072

CK95

C4r.In (t)

N->R

8.225

CK95

C4r.1n (o)

R->N

8.257

CK95

C4An (t)

N->R

8.699

CK95

C4An (o)

R->N

9.025

CK95

C4Ar.1n (t)

N->R

9.230

CK95

C4Ar.1n (o)

R->N

9.308

CK95

C4Ar.2n (t)

N->R

9.580

CK95

C4Ar.2n (o)

R->N

9.642

CK95

C5n.1n (t)

N->R

9.740

CK95

C5n.1n (o)

R->N

9.880

CK95

C5n.2n (t)

N->R

9.920

CK95

C5n.2n (o)

R->N

10.949

CK95

C5r.1n (t)

N->R

11.052

CK95

C5r.1n (o)

R->N

11.099

CK95

C5r.2n (t)

N->R

11.476

CK95

C5r.2n (o)

R->N

11.531

CK95

C5An.1n (t)

N->R

11.935

CK95

C5An.1n (o)

R->N

12.078

CK95

C5An.2n (t)

N->R

12.184

CK95

C5An.2n (o)

R->N

12.401

CK95

C5Ar.1n (t)

N->R

12.678

CK95

C5Ar.1n (o)

R->N

12.708

CK95

C5Ar.2n (t)

N->R

12.775

CK95

C5Ar.2n (o)

R->N

12.819

CK95

C5AAn (t)

N->R

12.991

CK95

C5AAn (o)

R->N

13.139

CK95

C5ABn (t)

N->R

13.302

CK95

C5ABn (o)

R->N

13.510

CK95

C5ACn (t)

N->R

13.703

CK95

C5ACn (o)

R->N

14.076

CK95

C5ADn (t)

N->R

14.178

CK95

C5ADn (o)

R->N

14.612

CK95

C5Bn.1n (t)

N->R

14.800

CK95

C5Bn.1n (o)

R->N

14.888

CK95

C5Bn.2n (t)

N->R

15.034

CK95

C5Bn.2n (o)

R->N

15.155

CK95

C5Cn.1n (t)

N->R

16.014

CK95

C5Cn.1n (o)

R->N

16.293

CK95

C5Cn.2n (t)

N->R

16.327

CK95

C5Cn.2n (o)

R->N

16.488

CK95

C5Cn.3n (t)

N->R

16.556

CK95

C5Cn.3n (o)

R->N

16.726

CK95

C5Dn (t)

N->R

17.277

CK95

C5Dn (o)

R->N

17.615

CK95

Notes: (t) = termination, (o) = onset. SBP90 = Shackleton et al. (1990), H91 = Hilgen (1991a, 1991b), SCHPS95 = Shackleton et al. (1995), CK95 = Cande and Kent (1995).

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