Table T2. Calcareous nannofossil datum events for the Cretaceous.
Species event
Zone/subzone
(base)
Age
(Ma)
Reference
Maastrichtian


LO Cretaceous taxa (Micula prinsii)
65.0 1
FO Micula prinsii
65.4 2
FO Nephrolithus frequens CC26 65.8 2, 3
FO Micula murus
66.2 2
FO Lithraphidites quadratus UC20 67.5 2, 4
LO Reinhardtites levis CC25/UC19 69.2 2, 3, 4
LO Tranolithus orionatus CC24/UC18 69.6 2, 3, 4
Campanian


LO Uniplanarius trifidum
71.3 2
LO Aspidolithus parcus UC17 74.6 2, 4
LO Eiffellithus eximius CC23/UC16 75.3 2, 3, 4
FO Uniplanarius trifidum CC22 76.0 2, 3
FO Uniplanarius sissinghii CC21 77.0 2, 3
FO Ceratolithoides aculeus CC20 78.5 2, 3
FO Misceomarginatus pleniporus UC15 79.5 2, 4
LO Marthasterites furcatus CC19 80.6 2, 3
FO Ceratolithoides verbeekii
82.0 2
FO Aspidolithus parcus constrictus
82.5 2
FO Aspidolithus parcus CC18/UC14 83.4 2, 3, 4
FO Arkhangelskiella cymbiformis UC13 83.5 2, 4
Santonian


FO Calculites obscurus CC17 84.0 2, 3
LO Lithastrinus septenarius UC12 84.7 2, 4
FO Lucianorhabdus cayeuxii CC16 84.8 2, 3
FO Reinhardtites anthophorus CC15/UC11 85.5 2, 3, 4
Coniacian


FO Micula decussata CC14/UC10 87.2 2, 3, 4
FO Lithastrinus septenarius UC9 88.8 2, 4
Turonian


FO Marthasterites furcatus CC13 89.3 2, 3
FO Eiffellithus eximius CC12/UC8 91.0 2, 3, 4
FO Quadrum gartneri CC11/UC7 93.2 2, 3, 4
LO Helenea chiastia UC6 93.4 2, 4
Cenomanian


LO Lithraphidites acutus UC5 94.0 2, 4
FO Cylindralithus biarcus UC4 94.1 2, 4
FO Lithraphidites acutus CC10/UC3 96.8 2, 3, 4
FO Gartnerago segmentatum UC2 97.0 2, 3, 4
FO Corollithion kennedyi NC10b/UC1 97.6 4, 5, 6
Albian


FO Eiffellithus turriseiffelii NC10a 101.7 5, 6
FO Eiffellithus monechiae NC9b 105.0 5, 6
FO Axopodorhabus albianus NC9a 106.1 5, 6
FO Tranolithus orionatus NC8c 107.3 5, 6
FO Hayesites albiensis NC8b 110.9 5, 6
Aptian


FO Prediscosphaera columnata NC8a 112.6 5, 6
FO Rhagodiscus achylostaurion NC7c 115.2 5, 6
LO Micrantholithus hoschulzii NC7b 117.3 5, 6
FO Eprolithus floralis NC7a 119.0 5, 6
LO Conusphaera rothii NC6b 119.5 5, 6
FO Hayesites irregularis NC6a 121.1 5, 6
LO Flabellites oblongus
121.1 2, 5

Notes: LO = last occurrence, FO = first occurrence. References: 1 = Berggren et al. (1995b), 2 = Erba et al. (1995), 3 = Sissingh (1977), 4 = Burnett (1999), 5 = Roth (1978), 6 = Bralower et al. (1997).