Table T3. Comparison of interval thickness and sedimentation rate with increasing depth along the Southern High of Shatsky Rise.
Site:
1209
1210
1212
1211
Water depth (m):
2387
2573
2681
2907
uppermost Miocene-Pleistocene 78.3 m 83.9 m 60.1 m 47.5 m
(0-5.82 Ma; surface to FO G. tumida) 13.5 m/m.y. 14.4 m/m.y. 10.3 m/m.y. 8.1 m/m.y.
upper lower Miocene-uppermost Miocene 33.2 m 29.5 m 2.9 m 4.8 m
(18.2-5.82 Ma; FO S. heteromorphus to FO G. tumida) 2.7 m/m.y. 2.4 m/m.y. 0.2 m/m.y. 0.4 m/m.y.
upper Oligocene-lower Miocene 2.3 m 1.8 m 0 m* 11.2 m**
(29.9-18.2 Ma: FO S. ciperoensis to FO S. heteromorphus) 0.2 m/m.y. 0.2 m/m.y.
3.2 m/m.y.**
lower Oligocene 14.9 m 9.1 m 0 m 16.4 m
(33.7-29.9 Ma; LO Hantkenina spp. to FO S.ciperoensis) 3.9 m/m.y. 2.4 m/m.y.
4.3 m/m.y.
middle Eocene-upper Eocene 17.8 m 16.4 m 0 m 10.1 m
(43.6-33.7 Ma; LO M. aragonensis to LO Hantkenina spp.) 1.8 m/m.y. 1.7 m/m.y.
1.0 m/m.y.
lower middle Eocene 34.9m 23.6 m 6.9 m 14.1 m
(49.7-43.6 Ma; FO D. sublodoensis to LO M. aragonensis) 5.7 m/m.y. 3.9 m/m.y. 1.1 m/m.y. 2.3 m/m.y.
lower Eocene 14.9 m 17.5 m 5.7 m 10.6 m
(55.0-49.7 Ma; FO D. diastypus to FO D. sublodoensis) 2.8 m/m.y. 3.3 m/m.y. 1.1 m/m.y. 2.0 m/m.y.
upper Paleocene 23.5 m 25.6 m 13.4 m 8.8 m
(60.0-55.0 Ma; FO M. velascoensis to FO D. diastypus) 4.7 m/m.y. 5.1 m/m.y. 2.7 m/m.y. 1.8 m/m.y.
lower Paleocene-lower upper Paleocene 15.5 m 12.5 m 10.7 m 8.9 m
(64.97-60.0 Ma; FO P. eugubina to FO M. velascoensis) 3.1 m/m.y. 2.5 m/m.y. 2.1 m/m.y. 1.8 m/m.y.
upper Maastrichtian 29.7 m 24.9 m 36.4 m 26.3 m
(68.6-65.0 Ma; FO A. mayaroensis to FO P. eugubina) 8.3 m/m.y. 6.9 m/m.y. 10.1 m/m.y. 7.3 m/m.y.
lower Maastrichtian NA 38.8 m 21.6 m NA
(71.3-68.6 Ma; LO U. trifidum to FO A. mayaroensis)
14.4 m/m.y. 8.0 m/m.y.
lower upper Campanian-uppermost Campanian NA 64.4 m 33.7 m NA
(75.7-71.3 Ma; FO R. calcarata to LO U. trifidum)
14.6 m/m.y. 7.7 m/m.y.

Notes: FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence. * = interval includes hiatus of ~28.5 m.y. ** = interval includes hiatus of ~8.2 m.y. NA = not available.