Initial Reports Volume 190 Chapter 4, Table 13. Calcareous nannofossil range chart, Zones NN9-NN6. Notes: D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, F = few, R = rare, P = poor, M = moderate, G = good. See "Biostratigraphy," p. 9, in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter. Epoch Zones Core, section, interval (cm) Depth (mbsf) Preservation Abundance Calcidiscus leptoporus Calcidiscus macintyrei Calcidiscus tropicus Catinaster coalitus Coccolithus miopelagicus Coccolithus pelagicus Coronocyclus nitescens Cryptococcolithus mediaperforatus Cyclicargolithus floridanus Discoaster bellus Discoaster bollii Discoaster challengeri Discoaster deflandrei Discoaster exilis Discoaster kugleri Discoaster musicus Discoaster pansus Discoaster petaliformis Discoaster spp. Florisphaera profunda Helicosphaera carteri Helicosphaera vedderi Helicosphaera waltrans Orthorhabdus serratus Pseudoemiliania lacunosa Reticulofenestra haqii Reticulofenestra minutula Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 ?m) Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (5-7 ?m) Reticulofenestra spp. Sphenolithus abies Sphenolithus heteromorphus Sphenolithus moriformis Triquetrorhabdulus milowii Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus Umbilicosphaera jafari Umbilicosphaera rotula NN9 190-1173A- 57X-CC, 48-49 541.93 P R C F C C C C C C C C C C C A A C C F C 58X-4, 77-78 547.01 P R C A middle Miocene NN8 58X-CC, 45-46 551.66 P R A A C A A A F 59X-4, 76-77 556.6 B 59X-CC, 43-44 561.18 P F F C C F C C D C C F C C 60X-4, 74-75 566.28 B 61X-CC, 39-40 580.61 B 62X-4, 81-82 585.75 B 62X-CC, 39-40 590.29 P R F F F C F C F A A A NN7 63X-CC, 38-39 591.52 B 64X-4, 75-76 604.79 P R D C 64X-CC, 32-33 608.98 P F F C C C C C C C A A A A C 65X-CC, 39-40 616.69 B 66X-CC, 34-35 620.82 P R R C R C C C F F F A A C A C C R 67X-CC, 38-39 636.27 P R C C C C C C C C F A C A A C C C 68X-CC, 39-40 646.8 P R D NN6 69X-CC, 38-39 656.41 P F C D 70X-CC, 34-35 663.48 B 71X-CC, 49-50 675.13 B 72X-CC, 37-38 678.82 P R D 73X-CC 689.41 P R A A A 75X-CC, 28-29 705.92 P R C C A A F C C A F 76X-CC 715.72 P C C F C A F F F R C D C C C R C F 77X-CC 724.9 P F D