Table T13. Calcareous nannofossil range chart, Zones NN9-NN6.

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 µm)
Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (5-7 µm)
Reticulofenestra spp.
Sphenolithus abies
Sphenolithus heteromorphus
Sphenolithus moriformis
Triquetrorhabdulus milowii
Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus
Umbilicosphaera jafari
Umbilicosphaera rotula



middle Miocene
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







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













Notes: Abundance: D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, F = few, R = rare. Preservation: P = poor, M = moderate, G = good. See "Biostratigraphy" in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter. This table is also available in ASCII format.