Figures F1-F20
Figures F21-F29
Tables T1-T17

F1. Sites 1238-1242 and regional bathymetry.

F2. High-resolution swath bathymetry.

F3. Primary tectonic features of the Panama Basin.

F4. Seismic profile at Site 1242.

F5. Upper-ocean salinity.

F6. Chlorophyll distributions in surface waters.

F7. Modern ocean properties at backtrack locations of Site 1242.

F8. Meridional cross section of water masses.

F9. Magnetic susceptibility vs. mcd.

F10. Smoothed spliced records of NGR, GRA density, and MST-MS.

F11. Smoothed spliced records of L*, a*, and b*.

F12. A comparison of the mbsf and mcd scales.

F13. Lithostratigraphic summary.

F14. Nonbiogenic components vs. MS and NGR, Hole 1242A.

F15. Biogenic components vs. CaCO3, Hole 1242A.

F16. Unit I major lithology.

F17. Pennate diatom Ethmodiscus.

F18. Sharp basal and diffuse upper contacts.

F19. Color measurements.

F20. Physical properties measurements.

Figures F1-F20
Figures F21-F29
Tables T1-T17