Table T4. Calcareous nannofossil datums used, Leg 190.

Datum
events
Species
Age
(Ma)
FAD Emiliania huxleyi acme 0.085

Helicosphaera inversa 0.14
FAD Emiliania huxleyi 0.26
LAD Pseudoemiliania lacunosa 0.46
LAD Reticulofenestra asanoi 0.88
FAD Reticulofenestra asanoi 1.06
LAD Helicosphaera sellii 1.46
LAD Calcidiscus macintyrei 1.67
FAD Gephyrocapsa oceanica 1.77
LAD Discoaster brouweri 1.95
LAD Discoaster pentaradiatus 2.52
LAD Discoaster surculus 2.55
LAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 µm) 3.8
LAD Amaurolithus spp. 4.00
FCO Discoaster asymmetricus 4.13
FAD Ceratolithus cristatus 5.05
LAD Discoaster quinqueramus 5.54
FAD Amaurolithus primus 7.4
FAD Discoaster quinqueramus 8.60
LAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 µm) 9.0
LAD Discoaster hamatus 9.63
FAD Discoaster hamatus 10.7
FAD Catinaster coalitus 10.9
LAD Discoaster kugleri 11.5
FAD Discoaster kugleri 11.8
LAD Orthorhabdus serratus 12.3
LAD Sphenolithus heteromorphus 13.6
LAD Helicosphaera ampliaperta 15.6
LAD Sphenolithus belemnos 19.2
FAD Sphenolithus belemnos 19.2
FAD Discoaster druggii 23.2

Note: FAD = first appearance datum; FCAD = first common appearance datum; LAD = last appearance datum.