Table T8. Nannofossil events recognized, Site 1174.

Nannofossil zones
Datum events
Age
(Ma)
Depth
(mbsf)
Average sedimentation rate*
(m/m.y.)
NN21b FAD Emiliania huxleyi acme 0.085 59.25 ± 3.77 685.4
NN21a FAD Emiliania huxleyi 0.26 166.90 ± 4.81
NN20 LAD Pseudoemiliania lacunosa 0.46 292.18 ± 5.29

LAD Reticulofenestra asanoi 0.8 554.68 ± 1.96

FAD Reticulofenestra asanoi 1.06 596.14 ± 5.44

FAD Gephyrocapsa oceanica 1.77 641.50 ± 2.09 54.8
NN19 LAD Discoaster brouweri 1.95 652.47 ± 3.00
NN18 LAD Discoaster pentaradiatus 2.52 671.28 ± 0.33
NN17 LAD Discoaster surculus 2.55 676.08 ± 4.47
NN16 LAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 µm) 3.75 739.87 ± 6.20
NN15 LAD Amaurolithus spp. 4.0 763.35 ± 15.50
NN14 FCAD Discoaster asymmetricus 4.13 796.08 ± 0.73
NN12 LAD Discoaster quinqueramus 5.54 779.69 ± 1.50
NN11b FAD Amaurolithus ssp. 7.2 843.24 ± 1.57
NN11a FAD Discoaster quinqueramus 8.6 871.05 ± 7.57
NN10b LAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 µm) 8.8 890.41 ± 3.27
NN10a LAD Discoaster hamatus 9.63 898.96 ± 5.29
NN9 FAD Discoaster hamatus 10.7 918.52 ± 2.02
NN8 FAD Catinaster coalitus 10.9 954.14 ± 1.79
NN7 FAD Discoaster kugleri 11.8 1067.89 ± 9.27

LAD Orthorhabdus serratus 12.3 1067.89 ± 8.27

LCAD Cyclicargolithus floridanus 13.2 1088.99 ± 4.99

FAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (>7 µm) 13.4 1106.90 ± 4.40

Notes: FAD = first appearance datum, LAD = last appearance datum, FCAD = first common appearance datum, LCAD = last common occurrence datum. * = uncorrected for compaction.