Table T16. Paleomagnetic age control points based on polarity chron boundary and polarity chron interpretation, Site 1237.
Polarity chron
boundary interpretation
Polarity chron
interpretation
Age
(Ma)
Depth
(mcd)
Error
(ħm)
C1n (b) Matuyama/Brunhes
0.78 20.3 0.6
C1r.1n (t) Jaramillo
0.99 24.2 0.2
C1r.1n (b) Jaramillo
1.07 25.6 0.2
C2n (t) Olduvai
1.77 36.4 0.4
C2n (b) Olduvai
1.95 38.5 0.3
C2r.1n (t) Reunion
2.14 41.1 0.2
C2r.1n (b) Reunion
2.15 41.9 0.3
C2An.1n (t) Gauss/Matuyama
2.581 47.9 0.2
C2An.1n (b)
3.04 56.5 0.2
C2An.2n (t)
3.11 57.5 0.2
C2An.2n (b)
3.22 58.1 0.2
C2An.3n (t)
3.33 60.9 0.2
C2An.3n (b) Gauss/Gilbert
3.58 65.7 0.3
C3n.1n (t)
4.18 75.5 0.2
C3n.1n (b)
4.29 77.4 0.2
C3n.2n (t)
4.48 81.3 0.2
C3n.2n (b)
4.62 83.3 0.5
C3n.3n (t)
4.8 86.8 0.5
C3n.3n (b)
4.89 89.2 0.3
C3n.4n (t)
4.98 91.6 0.4
C3n.4n (b)
5.23 97.3 0.3

C3r 5.64 107 9.2

C3An.1n 6.1 122 5.8

C3An.2n 6.4 131 3.8

C3Ar 6.8 139 3.5

C3Bn/C3Br/4n 7.5 145 13.0

C4r 8.4 161 3.0

C4An 8.9 166 2.3
C4An (b)
9.025 168.2 0.2
C4Ar.1n (t)
9.23 169.6 0.2
C4Ar.1n (b)
9.308 170.5 0.2
C4Ar.2n (t)
9.58 172.1 0.2
C4Ar.2n (b)
9.642 172.5 0.2
C5n.1n (t)
9.74 173.1 0.2
C5n.1n (b)
9.88 174.0 0.2
C5n.2n (t)
9.92 174.4 0.2
C5n.2n (b)
10.949 181.2 0.2
C5r.1n (t)
11.052 182.5 0.2
C5r.1n (b)
11.099 182.7 0.2
C5r.2n (t)
11.476 186.1 0.2
C5r.2n (b)
11.531 187.2 0.2
C5An.1n (t)
11.935 190.5 0.2
C5An.1n (b)
12.078 193.5 0.2
C5An.2n (t)
12.184 195.4 0.2
C5An.2n (b)
12.401 197.9 0.4

Note: (b) = bottom, (t) = top.