Table T3. Datum levels for calcareous nannofossils, Hole 1261A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Depth (mcd)
Datum
Species
Zone
Age
Age
(My)
Top Bottom Top Bottom
207-1261A-







1R-CC, 12–17 3.85 4.61 3.85 4.61 B Emiliania huxleyi NN21 late Pleistocene 0.3
2R-CC, 66–71 3.85 4.61 3.85 4.61 T Pseudoemiliania lacunosa NN19 Pleistocene 0.4
3R-CC, 18–23 4.61 14.77 4.61 14.77 T Sphenolithus sp. NN16 early Pliocene 3.7
5R-CC, 8–13 72.91 139.50 72.91 139.50 T Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilica
early Pliocene 3.8
7R-CC, 25–30 198.12 246.03 198.12 246.03 T Discoaster quinqueramus NN11 late Miocene 5.5
9R-CC, 21–28 264.74 274.03 264.74 274.03 B Nicklithus amplificus NN11 (CN9bB) late Miocene 6.0
20R-5, 118–118 369.28 369.28 369.28 369.28 B Discoaster berggrenii NN11 late Miocene 8.3
20R-CC, 11–16 362.15 371.64 362.15 371.64 T Chiasmolithus grandis NP17 middle Eocene 37.1
20R-CC, 11–16 371.64 375.50 371.64 375.50 B Dictyococcites bisectus NP17 middle Eocene 38.5
21R-CC, 23–29 371.64 375.50 371.64 375.50 T Chiasmolithus solitus NP16 middle Eocene 40.4
27R-CC, 0–6 425.53 433.38 425.53 433.38 T Chiasmolithus gigas NP15 (= CP13b) middle Eocene 44.0
27R-CC, 0–6 433.38 448.94 433.38 448.94 B Chiasmolithus gigas NP15 (= CP13b) middle Eocene 46.1
33R-4, 128–128 491.70 491.70 491.70 491.70 X Zygrhablithus bijugatus/fasciculiths NP9 Paleocene/Eocene boundary 55.0
34R-CC, 0–5 502.29 513.30 502.29 513.30 B Discoaster multiradiatus NP9 late Paleocene 56.2
37R-CC, 0–3 535.02 535.31 535.02 535.31 B Chiasmolithus danicus NP3 early Paleocene 63.8
37R-CC, 24–29 535.26 535.31 535.26 535.31 K/T disconformity Approximate K/T boundary
Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary 65.0
38R-CC, 0–5 535.00 549.58 535.00 549.58 B Micula murus CC26/26 late Maastrichtian 66.2
40R-6, 55–57 549.58 562.21 549.58 562.27 T Uniplanarius trifidum CC23 late Campanian 76.0
41R-CC, 21–22 573.69 583.04 574.60 583.95 B Micula decussata CC14 late Coniacian 87.2
43R-CC, 12–17 590.10 600.49 591.38 601.90 B Marthasterites furcatus CC13 early Coniacian 89.3
44R-6, 65–70 600.49 608.11 601.90 608.08 B Eiffellithus eximius CC12 late Turonian 91.0
45R-CC, 5–7 608.11 619.06 608.08 616.96 B Eprolithus eptapetalus CC11 early Turonian 93.2
48R-CC, 11–15 630.17 639.93 628.07 636.99 T Axopodorhabdus albianus CC10 late Cenomanian 94.0
50R-3, 0–2 653.20 653.22 649.41 649.43 B Eiffellithus turriseiffelii NC10a late Albian 101.7

Note: B = bottom, T = top, X = crossover in relative abundance, K/T = Cretaceous/Tertiary.