Table T4. Astrochronological ages for Leg 198 compared to published ages.
Chron
Age (ka)
(CK95) Hilgen
(1991a, 1991b)
Leg
198
Shackleton et al.
(1995)
Hilgen et al.
(1995)
C1n 0


Base 780
776.7

C1r.1n 990
992.8

Base 1070
1089.4

C2n 1770
1786.4

Base 1950
1954.2

C2r.1n 2140
2133.5

Base 2150
2170.4

C2An.1n 2581
2564.7

Base 3040
3042.5 3046 (3.5)
C2An.2n 3110
3118 3131 (13)
Base 3220
3236.5 3233 (–3.5)
C2An.3n 3330
3354.5 3331 (–23.5)
Base 3580
3593.3 3594 (0.7)
C3n.1n 4180
4190.9 4199 (8.1)
Base 4290
4351.9 4316 (–35.9)
C3n.2n 4480
4523.6 4479 (–44.6)
Base 4620
4683.8 4623 (–60.8)
C3n.3n 4800
4806.9 4781 (–25.9)
Base 4890
4880.9 4878 (–2.9)
C3n.4n 4980
4972.5 4977 (4.5)
Base 5230
5201.2 5232 (30.8)
C3An.1n 5894
5952.7 5875 (–77.7)
Base 6137
6143 6122 (–21)
C3An.2n 6269
6241.5 6256 (14.5)
Base 6567
6526.2 6555 (28.8) 6677 (150.8)
C3Bn 6935
6878 6919 (41) 7101 (223)
Base 7091
7095.8 7072 (–23.8) 7210 (114.2)
C3Br.1n 7135

7256
Base 7170

7301
C3Br.2n 7341
7348.2
7455 (106.8)
Base 7375
7388.3
7492 (103.7)
C4n.1n 7432
7453.5 7406 (–47.5) 7532 (78.5)
Base 7562
7540.9 7533 (–7.9) 7644 (103.1)
C4n.2n 7650
7634.1 7618 (–16.1) 7697 (62.9)
Base 8072
8038 8027 (–11) 8109 (71)

Notes: Italics = differences between Leg 198 tuned ages and Hilgen et al. (1995) and Shackleton et al. (1995).