Table T6. Range chart showing middle to upper Eocene turnover in abyssal benthic foraminifer assemblages.
 
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Aragonia aragonensis
Quadrimorphina profunda
Nuttallides truempyi
Abyssamina quadrata
Vulvulina spinosa
Cibicidoides micrus
Alabamina dissonata
Abyssamina poagi
Clinapertina complanata
Gaudryina pyramidata
Cibicidoides sp. 13
Stilostomella aculeata
Cibicidoides eocaenus
Oridorsalis umbonatus
Cibicidoides grimsdalei
Globocassidulina subglobosa
Gyroidinoides altiformis
Cibicidoides praemundulus
Gyroidinoides soldanii
Cibicidoides mexicanus
Comments
192-1185A-






















2R-CC, 18 253.22

F







T
R C R
R T T

3R-CC, 13 262.21

F
R





F
F C T R F T
late Eocene fauna
























4R-CC, 17 271.61

F


C



R
R F R R F



5R-CC, 9 281.28

F R
R A



T T
F R R R T
Transition zone
6R-1, 51 289.61

C


F


R


F T T R


late Eocene
6R-1, 106 290.16

A


T
T
R R

T R T



middle Eocene
6R-2, 4 290.64

A


F
R

T

R R R


N. truempyi fauna
6R-CC, 21 291.27

A T R R F
F T
F T C A F T R



7R-CC, 48 301.82

A R T F C T R

R
C A R R




8R-1, 1 308.41 T T R


R







R





Notes: A = abundant, C = common, F = few, T = trace, R = rare. Dark shading = species of the Nuttalides truempyi fauna; light shading = species of the late Eocene fauna defined by Tjalsma and Lohmann (1983). This table is also available in ASCII format.