Table T5. List of planktonic foraminifer and calcareous nannofossil highest and lowest occurrences in Unit I.
 
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Event
Species
Zone/
Subzone
Depth
(mbsf)
Age
(Ma)
Stage/
Epoch
192-1185A-




upper Eocene
2R-1, 1
Highest sample
250.60
2R-1, 1 HO C. consuetus NP19 250.60
2R-CC HO G. cerroazulensis P17 253.22 33.8
3R-1, 30 HO S. radians NP19 260.50
3R-CC HO C. reticulatus NP19 262.21 35.0
3R-CC LO G. ampliapertura P16 262.21
3R-CC LO G. euapertura P16 262.21
4R-1, 25 HO S. intercalaris NP18 270.05
5R-1, 26 HO H. lophota NP18 279.76
5R-CC LO T. increbescens P16 281.28
5R-CC LO G. angiporoides P16 281.28
6R-1, 108 HO C. grandis NP17 290.18 37.1 middle Eocene
6R-2, 6 LO S. intercalaris NP17 290.66
6R-CC HO G. senni
291.27
7R-1, 91 HO S. obtusus
299.71
7R-CC HO H. cf. bolivariana
301.82
7R-CC LO D. bisectus NP17 301.82 38.0
8R-1, 3 LO G. index P12 308.43 42.9
8R-1, 8 HO C. solitus NP16 308.48 40.4
8R-1, 10 LO C. reticulatus NP16 308.50 42.0
8R-1, 10
Lowest sample above basement
308.50
9R-4, 97 HO R. asper
322.45 93.2 Albian-Cenomanian
10R-1, 49 HO M. chiastius
323.09 93.5
10R-1, 49 LO T. exiguus
323.09 early Albian







192-1185B-





2R-1, 40
Highest sample
308.40
middle Eocene
2R-1, 40 HO C. solitus NP16 308.40 40.4
2R-1, 146 HO G. micra
309.46
2R-1, 149 LO C. reticulatus NP16 309.49 42.0
2R-1, 149
Lowest sample above basement
309.49
4R-2, 42 HO R. asper
321.12 93.2 Albian-Cenomanian
4R-2, 42 HO M. chiastius
321.12 93.5
4R-3, 58 LO P. columnata
322.78 112.3 Aptian

Notes: shaded = planktonic foraminifer, unshaded = calcareous nannofossil. HO = highest occurrence, LO = lowest occurrence. Ages are from Berggren et al. (1995). This table is also available in ASCII format.