Table T4. Compositional data for PETM, Hole 1211C.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Above
PETM
(cm)
B/P
ratio
CaCO3
(%)
Coarse
fraction
(%)
Whole
planktonic
foraminifers
(%)
Benthic
foraminifers
(%)
Fish
debris
(%)
Pyrite
(%)
Planktonic
foraminifer
fragmentation
(%)
198-1211C-    

     

   

13H-2, 139 114.7 16
0.00

 

 7.33 70.23
0.00
 0.65 0.00
22.80
13H-2, 141 114.72 14
0.01
 100.00 10.66 65.24
0.57
 0.00 0.00
34.38
13H-2, 143 114.74 12
0.00
 95.00 7.54 66.22
0.00
 0.00 0.00
33.78
13H-2, 145 114.76 10
0.00
 93.42 13.46 68.99
0.00
 0.00 0.00
31.01
13H-2, 147 114.78 8
0.00
 94.50 10.45 71.15
0.00
 0.00 0.00
28.85
13H-3, 0 114.8 6
0.00
 92.75 16.01 69.78
0.00
 0.00 0.00
30.22
13H-3, 1 114.81 5
0.00
 86.33 9.76 68.33
0.00
 0.00 0.96
30.71
13H-3, 2 114.82 4
0.00
 91.75 13.51 65.30
0.00
 0.00 0.95
34.08
13H-3, 3 114.83 3
0.02
 70.42 0.86 24.46
2.42
 12.90 12.10
66.30
13H-3, 4 114.84 2
0.06
 87.50 1.07 8.47
5.76
 34.58 28.14
61.82
13H-3, 5 114.85 1
0.00
 78.33 4.64 49.69
0.31
 5.25 4.94
44.48
13H-3, 6 114.86 0
0.00
 91.08 8.22 69.66
0.00
 0.00 0.00
30.34
13H-3, 7 114.87 –1
0.00
 94.75 11.23 65.48
0.00
 0.00 0.32
34.30
13H-3, 8 114.88 –2
0.00
   7.13 66.45
0.33
 2.66 0.00
31.51
13H-3, 9 114.89 –3
0.00
   6.77 71.75
0.00
 0.00 0.00
28.25
13H-3, 10 114.9 –4
0.00
 98.42 4.87 67.30
0.31
 0.31 0.00
32.28
13H-3, 11 114.91 –5
0.01
   5.57 63.77
0.60
 0.30 0.30
35.45
13H-3, 12 114.92 –6
0.00
   5.43 63.94
0.25
 0.00 0.33
35.66
13H-3, 13 114.93 –7
0.00
   8.81 64.13
0.32
 0.00 0.32
35.67
13H-3, 14 114.94 –8
0.01
   5.40 64.50
0.60
 0.00 0.26
34.72
13H-3, 15 114.95 –9

82.50    

   

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