Planktonic foraminifer datum
|
Depth (mcd)
|
Age
(Ma)
|
Nannofossil datum
|
Depth (mcd)
|
Age
(Ma)
|
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Reticulofenestra
|
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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.