Table T3. Planktonic foraminifer datums, Site 1143.
Datum
Stratigraphic
position
Age
(Ma)
Top
Bottom
Interpolated
depth
(mcd)
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Depth
(mcd)
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Depth
(mcd)



184-1143A-

184-1143A-


FO Sphaeroidinella dehiscens Top Zone N18/Base Zone N19 5.54 24X-3, 115-117 206.16 216.6 24X-5, 115-117 209.16 219.6 218.1
FO Globorotalia tumida Top Zone N17b/Base Zone N18 5.82 25X-CC, 26-33 215.35 224.07 26X-1, 115-117 222.36 232.52 228.3
FO Globigerinoides conglobatus
6.2 42X-1, 115-117 375.66 389.7 42X-3, 115-117 378.66 392.7 391.2
FO Pulleniatina primalis Top Zone N17a/Base Zone N17b 6.4 26X-5, 115-117 228.36 238.52 26X-CC, 41-48 230.89 241.05 239.79













184-1143C-

184-1143C-


FO Candeina nitida
8.44 48X-1, 115-117 440.66 453.06 48X-3, 115-117 443.66 456.06 454.56
FO Globigerinoides extremus
8.58 44X-CC, 46-52 410.24 422.64 45X-1, 113-117 411.84 424.24 423.44
FO Globorotalia plesiotumida Top Zone N16/Base Zone N17a 8.58 48X-1 115-117 440.66 453.06 48X-3, 115-117 443.66 456.06 454.56
FO Globorotalia cibaoensis
9.44 48X-1, 115-117 440.66 453.06 48X-3, 115-117 443.66 456.06 454.56
FO Globorotalia juanai
9.76 48X-1, 115-117 440.66 453.06 48X-3, 115-117 443.66 456.06 454.56
FO Neogloboquadrina acostaensis Top Zone N15/Base Zone N16 9.82 49X-3, 115-117 453.36 465.76 49X-5, 115-117 456.36 468.76 467.26
LO Paragloborotalia mayeri Top Zone N14/Base Zone N15 10.49 49X-5, 115-117 456.36 468.76 50X-1, 113-115 460.04 472.44 470.6
Bottom of hole (above FO Globoturborotalita nepenthes) <11.19


54X-CC, 43-48 500.49 512.91 512.91

Notes: Boldface ages are astrochronologically tuned (from Chaisson and Pearson, 1997, and Berggren et al., 1995). FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence.