Table T2. Calcareous nannofossil datums used during Leg 181.		

Age	Nannofossil events	References
(Ma)		

0.085	Bottom acme Emiliania huxleyi	Berggren et al. (1995a)
0.16	LO Helicosphaera inversa	Sato and Kameo (1996)
0.24	FO Emiliania huxleyi	Naish et al. (1998)
0.42	LO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa	Sato and Kameo (1996)
0.78	Top acme Gephyrocapsa paralella	Matsuoka and Okada (1989)
0.85	LO Reticulofenestra asanoi	Sato and Kameo (1996)
0.9	Top dominance Gephyrocapsa (small) 	Young et al. (1994)
0.95	FO Gephyrocapsa paralella	Sato and Kameo (1996)
1.14	Bottom dominance Gephyrocapsa (small) 	Young et al. (1994)
1.16	FO Reticulofenestra asanoi	Sato and Kameo (1996)
1.2	LO Gephyrocapsa (large)	Sato and Kameo (1996)
1.26	LO Helicosphaera sellii	Sato and Kameo (1996)
1.44	FO Gephyrocapsa (large)	Sato and Kameo (1996)
1.6	LO Calcidiscus macintyrei	Raffi et al. (1993)
1.67	FO Gephyrocapsa (medium)	Raffi and Flores (1995)
1.96	LO Discoaster brouweri	Raffi and Flores (1995)
2.3	LO Discoaster pentaradiatus	Wei (1993)
2.61	LO Discoaster surculus	Raffi and Flores (1995)
2.76	LO Discoaster tamalis	Raffi and Flores (1995)
3.54	LO Sphenolithus neoabies	Spencer-Cervato et al. (1994)
3.82	LO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus	Raffi and Flores (1995)
~3.88	Acme Gephyrocapsa (small)	Rio (1992)
4	FO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa	Gartner (1990)
4.13	FO Discoaster asymmetricus	Shackleton et al. (1995)
5.56	LO Discoaster quinqueramus	Raffi and Flores (1995)
7.39	FO Amaurolithus primus	Backman and Raffi (1997)
7.73	LO Minylitha convallis	Shackleton et al. (1995)
9.34	FO Minylitha convallis	Raffi and Flores (1995)
9.64	LO Cantinaster calyculus	Backman and Raffi (1997)
10.5	FO Discoaster bellus	Gartner (1992)
10.79	FO Cantinaster coalitus	Backman and Raffi (1997)
10.94	LO Coccolithus miopelagicus	Backman and Raffi (1997)
12.34	FO Calcidiscus macintyrei	Raffi and Flores (1995)
12.65	LO Calcidiscus premacintyrei	Raffi and Flores (1995)
13.19	LO Cyclicargolithus floridanus	Raffi and Flores (1995)
13.52	LO Sphenolithus heteromorphus	Backman and Raffi (1997)
16.21	LO acme Discoaster deflandrei	Raffi and Flores (1995)
17.4	FO Calcidiscus premacintyrei	Backman and Raffi (1997)
17.8	LO Sphenolithus dissimilis	Gartner (1992)
18.2	FO Calcidiscus leptoporus	Gartner (1992)
18.3	LO Sphenolithus belemnos	Berggren et al. (1995b)
18.6	FO Sphenolithus heteromorphus	Backman et al. (1990)
19.2	FO Sphenolithus belemnos	Berggren et al. (1995b)
19.8	FO Geminilithella rotula	Young et al. (1994)
22.3	LO Ilselithina fusa	Gartner (1992)
23.2	FO Discoaster druggii	Berggren et al. (1995b)
23.6	LO Sphenolithus umbrellus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
23.9	LO Dictyococcites bisectus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
24.3	LO Sphenolithus delphix	Berggren et al. (1995b)
26.1	LO Chiasmolithus altus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
27.5	FO Sphenolithus distentus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
31.3	LO Reticulofenestra umbilicus	Morgans et al. (1996)
32.8	LO Ericsonia formosa	Berggren et al. (1995b)
33.3	Acme Clausicoccus subdistichus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
~34.6	LO Discoaster saipanensis	Berggren et al. (1995b)
35.5	FO Isthmolitus recurvus	Morgans et al. (1996)
38	FO Dictyococcites bisectus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
58.3	LO Hornibrookina teuriensis	Berggren et al. (1995b)
59.7	FO Fasciculites tympaniformis	Morgans et al. (1996)
60.6	FO Sphenolithus primus	Berggren et al. (1995b)
60.7	FO Chiasmolithus bidens	Berggren et al. (1995b)
64.5	FO Cruciplacolithus tenuis	Berggren et al. (1995b)
64.9	FO Hornibrookina teuriensis	Berggren et al. (1995b)
65	LO Micula spp.	Berggren et al. (1995b)

"Note: FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence."