Table T13. Calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal datums used in the preliminary age-depth model, Hole 1259A.
Core, section, interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Foraminifer age (Ma)
Foraminifer
zone
Nannofossil age (Ma)
Nannofossil
zone
Epoch
Base
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
207-1259A-







4R-CC, 0–8 28.29


19.6 19.6 NN2 early Miocene
5R-CC, 5–13 50.06


18.9 18.9 NN2 early Miocene
6R-CC, 8–16 50.06


23.2 23.2 NN2 early Miocene
7R-3, 50–54 58.10 21.5 21.5 M1b


early Miocene
8R-CC, 11–17 72.20


22.9 22.9 NN2 early Miocene
9R-7, 50–54 82.33 23.2 23.2 M1b


early Miocene
9R-CC, 18–23 91.95


23.5 23.5 NN1 early Miocene
10R-5, 50–54 90.60 23.8 23.8 M1a


early Miocene
10R-CC, 6–12 99.95


30.4 30.4 NP23 late Oligocene
11R-5, 50–54 99.95 29.4 29.4 P21a


early Oligocene
13R-4, 50–54 116.70 32.0 32.0 P18


early Oligocene
14R-4, 50–54 126.30 33.7 33.7 P16


late Eocene
14R-CC, 17–22 127.00


33.9 33.9 NP20 late Eocene
15R-2, 50–54 132.90

P14


middle Eocene
16R-CC, 10–15 145.61


37.1 37.1 NP19 middle Eocene
19R-3, 50–53 172.70 40.1 40.1 P13


middle Eocene
20R-4, 50–53 185.60 40.5 40.5 P13


middle Eocene
20R-CC, 8–13 185.77


40.4 40.4 NP16 middle Eocene
24R-1, 50–54 218.30 43.6 43.6 P11


middle Eocene
24R-CC, 21–24 231.79


42.5 42.5 NP16 middle Eocene
24R-CC, 14–19 245.28


44 44 NP15 middle Eocene
27R-1, 50–54 248.50 45.8 45.8 P11


middle Eocene
30R-CC, 9–12 285.60 49.0 49.0 P10


middle Eocene
30R-CC, 15–19 287.81


47.2 47.2 NP14 middle Eocene
31R-CC, 15–19 298.12


49.3 49.3 NP14 middle Eocene
33R-1, 50–54 306.40 50.4 50.4 P9


early Eocene
34R-CC, 0–5 323.00 52.3 52.3 P8


early Eocene
34R-CC, 0–5 323.00


51 51 NP12 early Eocene
35R-CC, 21–26 334.70


53.7 53.7 NP10 early Eocene
36R-CC, 0–5 352.68


53.9 53.9 NP9 early Eocene
38R-4, 49–52 357.59 54.7 54.7 P5


early Eocene
43R-CC, 13–18 406.80 55.9 55.9 P4


late Paleocene
43R-CC, 13–18 406.80


56.2 56.2 NP9 late Paleocene
45R-1, 50–54 422.00 59.2 59.2 P4


late Paleocene
45R-CC, 5–11 436.43 60.0 60.0 P3b


late Paleocene
46R-CC, 29–34 446.48 61.2 61.2 P2


early Paleocene
47R-CC, 38–43 446.48 65.0 65.0 KS31


Maastrichtian
47R-CC, 38–43 448.80


65 65 CC26 late Maastrichtian
48R-7, 50–54 458.67 68.6 68.6 KS31


Maastrichtian
49R-CC, 11–17 472.75 69.6 69.6 KS30a


Maastrichtian
49R-CC, 11–17 477.12


66.2 66.2 CC25 late Maastrichtian
51R-CC, 14–16 490.37 73.8 73.8 KS29


late Campanian
51R-CC, 14–16 487.37 68.6 72.8 KS29–30


Campanian–Maastrichtian
51R-CC, 14–16 487.51


71.3 71.3 CC23 Campanian–Maastrichtian
52R-CC, 23–26 495.01 85.4 89.5 KS23


Coniacian
52R-3, 3–3 489.91


75.3 76 CC22 late Campanian
52R-4, 115–115 492.47


75.3 76 CC22 late Campanian
52R-5, 5–5 492.88


80 83.4 CC18 early Campanian
52R-6, 7–7 493.67


80 83.4 CC18 early Campanian
52R-6, 47–47 494.07


80 83.4 CC18 early Campanian
52R-6, 60–60 494.20


80 84 NA Santonian–early Campanian
52R-6, 103–103 494.63


83.5 87.2 NA late Coniacian–Santonian
52R-6, 115–115 494.80


87.2 89 NA early Coniacian
53R-CC, 20–22 501.70 85.4 89.5 KS23


Coniacian
54R-CC, 10–15 510.31 89.0 93.5 NA


Turonian
55R-CC, 0–3 513.82 89.0 93.5 NA


Turonian
56R-CC, 14–19 520.22 89.0 93.5 NA


Turonian
57R-CC, 10–15 529.29 89.0 93.5 NA


Turonian
58R-CC, 11–16 538.17 89.0 93.5 NA


Turonian

Notes: Both minimal and maximal assigned ages (Ma) are given for each sample analyzed. NA = not applicable.