Table T3. Compositional data for PETM, Hole 1212B.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Above
PETM
(cm)
Benthic
foraminifers
(N)
B/P
ratio
CaCO3
(wt%)
Coarse
fraction
(wt%)
Whole
planktonic
foraminifers
(%)
Fish
debris
(%)
Pyrite
(%)
Planktonic
foraminifer
fragmentation
(%)
198-1212B-      


 

 


9H-5, 56–57 79.76 16 0
0.00
95.25
 25.77
66.33
 0.67
0.33
33.00
9H-5, 58–59 79.78 14 0
0.00
97.33
 29.32
50.23
 0.45
0.68
49.20
9H-5, 60–61 79.8 12 1
0.00
99.08
 26.84
74.76
 0.32
0.00
24.68
9H-5, 62–63 79.82 10 0
0.00
88.17
 36.13
55.40
 0.00
0.28
26.21
9H-5, 64–65 79.84 8 0
0.00
92.42
 33.92
55.70
 1.30
0.00
43.56
9H-5, 66–67 79.86 6 0
0.00
86.17
 26.23
59.81
 0.00
0.00
40.19
9H-5, 67–68 79.87 5 0
0.00
87.08
 19.13
66.04
 0.00
0.00
33.96
9H-5, 68–69 79.88 4 0
0.00

20.98
46.18
 0.64
0.96
52.43
9H-5, 69–70 79.89 3 1
0.00
89.92
 12.31
66.36
 0.91
0.30
32.52
9H-5, 70–71 79.9 2 1
0.01

7.63
26.38
 3.68
7.67
69.90
9H-5, 71–72 79.91 1 5
0.04

8.37
16.21
 39.65
8.25
67.50
9H-5, 72–73 79.92 0 15
0.06
83.33
 4.88
29.96
 30.96
6.24
49.30
9H-5, 73–74 79.93 –1 1
0.00
98.00
 3.16
72.79
 1.31
0.66
25.42
9H-5, 74–75 79.94 –2 4
0.01

2.53
85.67
 0.00
0.64
12.50
9H-5, 75–76 79.95 –3 1
0.00
94.92
 3.41
86.50
 1.23
0.92
11.29
9H-5, 76–77 79.96 –4 3
0.01

4.16
82.48
 0.32
0.64
15.76
9H-5, 77–78 79.97 –5 2
0.01
96.33
 5.16
83.71
 0.00
0.00
15.31
9H-5, 78–79 79.98 –6 1
0.00

4.01
76.80
 0.33
0.33
22.37
9H-5, 79–80 79.99 –7 1
0.00
95.50
 5.24
85.89
 0.00
1.53
11.84
9H-5, 80–81 80 –8 1
0.00

5.16
88.43
 0.76
0.15
10.70

Note: PETM = Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum, B/P = benthic/planktonic foraminifer.