Table T4. Datum levels used for plotting Figure F7.
Planktonic foraminifer datum
Depth (mcd)
Age
(Ma)
Nannofossil datum
Depth (mcd)
Age
(Ma)
Reticulofenestra
LO Globoturborotalita nepenthes 176.83 4.20 LO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus 169.67 3.82
FO Sphaeroidinella dehiscens 189.08 5.54 LO Amaurolithus spp. 175.11 4.56
FO Globorotalia tumida 195.98 5.82 LO Ceratolithus acutus 177.77 4.99
FO Globigerinoides conglobatus 206.71 6.20 FO Ceratolithus rugosus 187.37 5.23
FO Globigerinoides extremus 244.18 8.30 LO Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus 190.37 5.34
LO Globoquadrina dehiscens 257.08 9.5-9.8 FO Ceratolithus acutus 190.37 5.37
FO Neogloboquadrina acostaensis 259.63 9.82 LO Discoaster quinqueramus 193.31 5.54
LO Paragloborotalia mayeri 275.21 10.49 LO Amaurolithus amplificus 198.57 5.99
FO Globoturborotalita nepenthes 283.63 11.19 FO Amaurolithus amplificus 211.27 6.76
LO Globorotalia fohsi 301.00 13.00 FO Amaurolithus primus 219.37 7.24
FO Globorotalia fohsi 303.13 13.42 FO Discoaster berggrenii 242.61 8.20
Mi-2 337.23 13.60 FO Discoaster quinqueramus 242.61 8.28
FO Globorotalia praefohsi 308.53 14.00 FO Discoaster pentaradiatus 253.37 8.55
LO Praeorbulina glomerosa 312.23 14.80 LO Discoaster hamatus 256.37 9.40
FO Globorotalia praemenardii 317.93 14.90 LO Catinaster calyculus 261.81 9.64
LO Globigerinatella insueta 320.82 15.00 LO Catinaster coalitus 267.47 9.69
FO Orbulina 320.22 15.10 FO Discoaster hamatus 275.57 10.38
Mi-2 (= CM3) 337.23 16.00 FO Catinaster calyculus 279.21 10.70
FO Globorotalia glomerosa 344.13 16.10 FO Catinaster coalitus 281.01 10.79
FO Globorotalia curva 352.83 16.30 LO Discoaster kugleri 286.67 11.80
FO Globorotalia sicana 355.24 16.40 FO Discoaster kugleri 293.27 12.20
LO Catapsydrax dissimilis 364.73 17.30 FO Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus 302.87 13.20
FO Globorotalia praescitula 374.74 18.50 LO Cyclicargolithus floridanus 302.87 13.20
FO Globigerinatella insueta 367.30 18.00 LO Sphenolithus heteromorphus 308.81 13.57
LO Globoquadrina binaiensis 377.03 19.10 LO Helicosphaera ampliaperta 331.87 15.60
FO Globigerinoides altiapertura 406.18 20.50 FO Sphenolithus heteromorphus 370.17 18.20
LO Paragloborotalia kugleri 407.68 21.50 LO Sphenolithus belemnos 371.57 18.30
CM–O/M (top) 432.38 22.60 FO Sphenolithus belemnos 390.97 19.20
FO Globoquadrina dehiscens 453.87 23.20 FO Discoaster druggii 454.41 23.20
CM–O/M (base) 458.98 23.80 LO Sphenolithus capricornutus 458.57 23.70
FO Paragloborotalia kugleri 459.77 23.80 LO Sphenolithus delphix 458.57 23.80
FO Paragloborotalia pseudokugleri 475.57 25.90 LO Dictyococcites bisectus 461.57 23.90
LO Paragloborotalia opima 476.67 27.10 LO Zygrhablithus bijugatus 468.92 24.50
LO Chiloguembelina cubensis 485.47 28.50 LO Sphenolithus ciperoensis 473.61 25.50
FO Globigerina angulisuturalis 593.63 29.40 LO Sphenolithus distentus 485.34 27.50
LO Turborotalia ampliapertura 629.65 30.30 FO Sphenolithus ciperoensis 620.99 29.90
FO Paragloborotalia opima 658.54 30.60 FO Sphenolithus distentus 673.41 31.50
LO Pseudohastigerina 687.58 32.00 LO Reticulofenestra umbilicus–Reticulofenestra hillae 730.33 32.30

Notes: FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence. Planktonic foraminifer datums and isotopic events from Table T1; nannofossil datums from Xin Su (pers. comm., 2002). Bold italic = isotopic events.