Table
T8. Nannofossil events recognized, Site 1175.
(Ma)
(mbsf)
sedimentation rate†
(m/m.y.)
NN21b
FAD
Emiliania huxleyi acme *
0.085
23.42
222.5
LAD
Helicosphaera
inversa
0.14
86.86
NN21a
FAD
Emiliania huxleyi *
0.26
132.05
NN20
LAD
Pseudoemiliania lacunosa *
0.46
183.05
FAD
Helicosphaera inversa
0.48
230.73
LAD Reticulofenestra
asanoi *
0.8
278.42
FAD Reticulofenestra
asanoi *
1.06
303.90
137.6
LAD Helicosphaera
sellii
1.46
346.43
FAD Gephyrocapsa
oceanica
1.77
391.47
NN19
LAD Discoaster
brouweri *
1.95
416.77
Notes: FAD = first appearance datum, LAD = last appearance datum. * = events used in calculating average sedimentation rate. † = uncorrected for compaction.