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Table T5. Identification and abundance of radiolarians observed at Site 1121.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Radiolarian zone Preservation Group abundance Amphipyndax stocki Amphisphaera coronata s.l. Amphisphaera goruna Amphisphaera kina Amphisphaera sp. Antarctissa denticulata Antarctissa strelkovi Axoprunum angelinum Axoprunum sp. Bathropyramis sanjoaquinensis s.l. Buryella foremanae Buryella granulata Buryella sp. Buryella cf. tetradica (3 segments) Buryella tetradica (4 segments) Clathrocyclas australis Cornutella californica Corythomelissa adunca Cycladophora pliocenica Cyrtocapsa campi Dictyomitra andersoni Dictyomitra multicostata Dictyophimus sp. Dorcadospyris aff. confluens Euchitonia sp. Eucyrtidium calvertense Lithelius nautiloides Lithomelissa? aitai Lithomespilus coronatus Microsciadiacapsa sp. Myllocercion acineton Phorticium clevei Prunopyle antarctica Pterocodon sp. Rhopalocanium aff. ornatum Siphocampe altamontensis Sphaeropyle sp. Spongodiscus osculosus Spongodiscus sp. Spongoplegma antarcticum Spongotrochus glacialis Triceraspyris antarctica

181-1121A-





























































































1H-1, 0-2





VG

A











R

R

T





















A











R

C

R









T

R







R

F

C

A

C

R

1H-CC, 22-27

8.32





B





















































































181-1121B-




























































































1H-CC, 1-3

9.71



G

T

R



















































































1H-CC, 6-8

9.76





B





















































































1H-CC, 11-22

9.81



P

T





















































































2H-CC, 12-17

19.38



P

R

R







R



















































T























3H-CC, 10-15

28.78



P

R





R



















R



R



R























F













R













4X-CC, 23-28

23.23



G

T







T













































































5X-CC, 22-27

23.72





B





















































































6X-2, 60-65

34.8

RP6

VG

A

R

A

F













A

T

R



F

C

R

F

F









F

R









C











R







A







6X-CC, 17-27

37.18

RP6

VG

A

R

A

C

F











F



C



R

C

T

F

F



R

R



C

F









C

C









R







A







7X-CC, 13-23

50.55

RP6

M

A

R

A















F



C



A

C





T













R







R

A









C







A







8X-CC, 11-21

60.96

RP6

M

A

C

A

R













C



R



C

C



R

T





















C

R









F







C







9X-CC, 15-25

71.18

RP6

G

A

R

R

F











A

R



R



R

R



R

F



















R

C











F







A







10X-CC, 0-10

76.98

RP6

VG

A

R

C

C











C

F

R

R



A

A



F

R





R

R













C









R

F







A







11X-CC, 0-10

87.12

RP6

VG

A





C













F







F

C

C

R

R





















F

A







R









A







12X-CC, 5-10

94.26



M

R





R



















































C



















R







13X-CC, 34-39

100.44



M

R





R















































































14X-CC, 51-56

110.21



P

T



R

















































































15X-CC, 24-29

122.28

RP5

M

C

R

C

R













R

R





R







































R









C







16X-CC, 0-10

127.2

RP4

P

C

R

F

C













R

R

T

















R



































C







17X-CC, 25-30

134.42

RP4

P

F



C

F















F

R

















R



































C






Note: Preservation: VG = very good, G = good, M = moderate, and P = poor; abundance of radiolarians: A = abundant, C = common, F = few, R = rare, T = trace, and B = barren.

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