Table T1. Cenozoic calcareous nannofossil datums.
Datum event
Zone
(base)
Age
(Ma)
Reference
FO Emiliania huxleyi CN15/NN21 0.26 1
LO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa CN14b/NN20 0.46 1
FO Gephyrocapsa parallela CN14a 0.95 2
FO Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica CN13b 1.73 2
LO Discoaster brouweri CN13a/NN19 1.95 1
LO Discoaster pentaradiatus CN12d/NN18 2.52 3
LO Discoaster surculus CN12c/NN17 2.63 3
LO Discoaster tamalis CN12b 2.78 3
LO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus CN12a/NN16 3.82 3
LO Amaurolithus primus
4.56 3
LO Ceratolithus acutus
5.046 4
FO Ceratolithus rugosus CN10c/NN13 5.089 4
LO Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus
5.231 4
LO Discoaster quinqueramus CN10a/NN12 5.537 4
LO Amaurolithus amplificus CN9d/NN11d 5.999 4
FO Amaurolithus amplificus CN9c/NN11c 6.84 4
FO Amaurolithus primus
7.392 4
FO Discoaster berggrenii CN9a/NN11a 8.281 4
FO Discoaster loeblichii (Discoaster neoerectus?) CN8b 8.43 4
LO Discoaster hamatus CN8a/NN10 9.635 4
LO Catinaster calyculus
9.641 4
LO Catinaster coalitus
9.694 4
FO Discoaster neohamatus
10.45 4
FO Discoaster hamatus CN7a/NN9a 10.476 4
FO Discoaster brouweri
10.687 4
FO Catinaster calyculus
10.705 4
FO Catinaster coalitus CN6/NN8 10.794 4
LO Coccolithus miopelagicus
10.941 4
LO Discoaster kugleri
11.52 4
FO Discoaster kugleri CN5b/NN7 11.831 4
LO Cyclicargolithus floridanus
13.19 5
LO Sphenolithus heteromorphus CN5a/NN6 13.523 4
LO Helicosphaera ampliaperta CN4/NN5 15.6 1
LO Abundant Discoaster deflandrei
16.2 5
FO Sphenolithus heteromorphus
18.2 1
FO Sphenolithus belemnos CN2/NN3 19.2 1
FO Discoaster druggii CN1c/NN2 23.2 1
LO Sphenolithus capricornutus
23.7 1
LO Sphenolithus delphix
23.8 1
LO Reticulofenestra bisectus CN1a–CN1b 23.9 1
FO Sphenolithus delphix
24.3 1
LO Zygrhablithus bijugatus
24.5 1
LO Sphenolithus ciperoensis
25.5 1
LO Sphenolithus distentus CP19b/NP25 27.5 1
FO Sphenolithus ciperoensis CP19a/NP24 29.9 1
FO Sphenolithus distentus CP18 31.5 1
LO Reticulofenestra umbilica CP17/NP23 32.3 1
LO Coccolithus formosus CP16c/NP22 32.8 1
FO Acme Clausicoccus subdistichus CP16b 33.3 1
LO Discoaster saipanensis CP16a/NP21 34.2 1
LO Discoaster barbadiensis
34.3 1
FO Isthmolithus recurvus NP19–NP20 36.0 1
FO Chiasmolithus oamaruensis
37.0 1
LO Chiasmolithus grandis CP15/NP18 37.1 1
FO Reticulofenestra bisecta
38.0 1
LO Chiasmolithus solitus CP14b/NP17 40.4 1
FO Reticulofenestra reticulata
42.0 1
LO Nannotetrina fulgens
43.1 1
FO Reticulofenestra umbilica CP14a/NP16 43.7 1
LO Chiasmolithus gigas CP13c/NP15c 44.5 1
FO Chiasmolithus gigas CP13b/NP15b 46.1 1
FO Nannotetrina fulgens CP13a/NP15a 47.3 1
FO Rhabdosphaera inflatus CP12b/NP14b 48.5 1
FO Discoaster sublodoensis CP12a/NP14a 49.7 1
LO Tribrachiatus orthostylus CP11/NP13 50.6 1
FO Toweius crassus
51.5 1
FO Discoaster lodoensis CP10/NP12 52.85 1
LO Tribrachiatus contortus CP9b/NP11 52.85 1
FO Tribrachiatus orthostylus
53.6 1
FO Tribrachiatus contortus
54.7 1
FO Discoaster diastypus CP9a/NP10 55.0 1
FO Tribrachiatus bramlettei CP9a/NP10 55.0 1
LO Fasciculithus tympaniformis
55.3 1
FO Rhomboaster cuspis
55.16 1
FO Campylosphaera eodela CP8b 55.5 1
FO Discoaster multiradiatus CP8a/NP9 56.2 1
FO Discoaster okadai
56.8 1
FO Discoaster nobilis CP7/NP9 56.9 1
FO Heliolithus riedelii NP 8 57.3 1
FO Discoaster mohleri CP6/NP7 57.5 1
FO Sphenolithus anarrhopus
58.4 1
FO Heliolithus kleinpellii CP5/NP6 58.4 1
FO Chiasmolithus consuetus
59.7 1
FO Fasciculithus tympaniformis CP4/NP5 59.7 1
FO Fasciculithus ulii
59.9 1
FO Sphenolithus primus
60.6 1
FO Chiasmolithus bidens
60.7 1
FO Ellipsolithus macellus CP3/NP4 62.2 1
FO Chiasmolithus danicus CP2/NP3 63.8 1
FO Cruciplacolithus tenuis CP1b/NP2 64.5 1
FO Cruciplacolithus primus
64.8 1

Notes: LO = last occurrence, FO = first occurrence. Reference: 1 = Berggren et al. (1995b), 2 = Kameo and Bralower (2000), 3 = Shackleton et al. (1995), 4 = Backman and Raffi (1997), 5 = Raffi and Flores (1995). Bold = astrochronologically tuned datums.