Table T1. Estimated ages of Late Cretaceous to early Miocene calcareous nannofossil datums.
Datum
events
Species
Age
(Ma)
LAD Reticulofenestra bisecta 23.9
LAD Sphenolithus delphix 24.3
LAD Zygrhablithus bijugatus 24.5
LAD Sphenolithus ciperoensis 25.5
LAD Sphenolithus distentus 27.5
FAD Sphenolithus ciperoensis 29.9
FAD Sphenolithus distentus 31.5
LAD Reticulofenestra umbilicus 32.3
LAD Ericsonia formosa 32.8
LAD Discoaster saipanensis 34.2
LAD Discoaster barbadiensis 34.3
FAD Isthmolithus recurvus 36.0
FAD Chiasmolithus oamaruensis 37.0
LAD Chiasmolithus grandis 37.1
FAD Reticulofenestra bisecta 38.0
LAD Chiasmolithus solitus 40.4
FAD Cribrocentrum reticulatum 42.0
LAD Nannotetrina fulgens 43.1
FAD Reticulofenestra umbilicus 43.7
LAD Chiasmolithus gigas 44.5
FAD Chiasmolithus gigas 46.1
FAD Nannotetrina fulgens 47.3
FAD Blackites inflatus 48.5
FAD Discoaster sublodoensis 49.7
LAD Tribrachiatus orthostylus 50.6
FAD Coccolithus crassus 51.5
FAD Discoaster lodoensis 52.8
LAD Tribrachiatus contortus 53.6
FAD Tribrachiatus orthostylus 53.6
FAD Tribrachiatus contortus 54.7
FAD Discoaster diastypus 55.0
FAD Tribrachiatus bramlettei 55.0
LAD Fasciculithus tympaniformis 55.3
LAD Ericsonia robusta 55.9
FAD Rhomboaster cuspis 56.2
FAD Cruciplacolithus eodelus 56.2
FAD Discoaster multiradiatus 56.2
FAD Discoaster nobilis 56.9
FAD Heliolithus riedelii 57.3
FAD Discoaster mohleri 57.5
FAD Heliolithus kleinpellii 58.4
LAD Chiasmolithus danicus 58.6
LAD Fasciculithus pileatus 59.1
FAD Chiasmolithus consuetus 59.7
FAD Fasciculithus tympaniformis 59.7
FAD Sphenolithus primus 60.6
FAD Chiasmolithus bidens 60.7
FAD Ellipsolithus macellus 62.2
FAD Chiasmolithus danicus 63.8
FAD Cruciplacolithus tenuis 64.5
FAD Cruciplacolithus primus 64.8
FAD Micula prinsii 65.4
FAD Nephrolithus frequens 65.8
FAD Micula murus 66.2
FAD Lithraphidites quadratus 67.5
LAD Reinhardtites levis 69.2
LAD Tranolithus orionatus 69.6
LAD Quadrum trifidum 71.3
LAD Eiffelithus eximius 75.0
FAD Quadrum trifidum 76.0
FAD Quadrum gothicum 77.0
FAD Ceratolithus aculeus 78.5
LAD Marthasterites furcatus 80.5
FAD Aspidolithus parcus 83.5

Notes: LAD = last appearance datum, FAD = first appearance datum. Nannofossil datum ages taken from compilation by Shipboard Scientific Party (1997b).