Table T1. List of calcareous nannofossil species considered in this study.

Calcidiscus leptoporus (Murray and Blackman, 1898) Loeblich and Tappan, 1978
Calcidiscus macintyrei (Bukry and Bramlette, 1969) Loeblich and Tappan, 1978
Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich, 1877) Schiller, 1930
Emiliana huxleyi (Lohmann, 1902) Hay and Mohler in Hay et al., 1967
Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica Boudreaux and Hay, 1967
Gephyrocapsa oceanica Kamptner, 1943
Helicosphaera selli Bukry and Bramlette, 1969
Pseudoemiliana lacunosa (Kamptner, 1963) Gartner, 1969
Reticulofenestra spp.
Reticulofenestra asanoi Sato and Takayama, 1992