Table T3. Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil datums.
Datum event
Zone
(base)
Age
(Ma)
Reference
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, 3
FO Lithraphidites quadratus UC20 67.5 2, 4
LO Reinhardities levis CC25/UC19 69.2 2, 3, 4
LO Tranolithus orionatus CC24/UC18 69.6 2, 3, 4
LO Uniplanarius trifidus
71.3 2
LO Aspidolithus parcus constrictus UC17 71.4 2, 4, 8
LO Eiffellithus eximius CC23/UC16 75.3 2, 3, 4
FO Uniplanarius trifidus 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, 8
FO Aspidolithus parcus CC18/UC14 83.4 2, 3, 4, 8
FO Arkhangelskiella cymbiformis UC13 83.5 2, 4
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
FO Micula decussata CC14/UC10 87.2 2, 3, 4
FO Lithastrinus septenarius UC9 89.3 2, 4
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
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
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 112.5 5, 6
FO Prediscosphaera columnata NC8a 112.6 5, 6
FO Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion 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
FO Flabellites oblongus
121.1 2, 5
LO Calcicalathina oblongata NC5d–NC5e 125.1 2, 5
LO Lithraphidites bollii NC5c 126.3 2, 5
LO Speetonia colligata NC5a–NC5b 128.3 9
LO Cruciellipsis cuvillieri NC5a–NC5b 128.3 2, 5
FO Lithraphidites bollii NC4b 129.6 2, 5
LO Tubodiscus verenae NC4a 131.2 2, 5
FO Eiffellithus striatus
132.2 2, 7
LO Rucinolithus wisei NK3b 133.1 2, 7
FO Eiffellithus windii
134.2 2, 7
FO Calcicalathina oblongata NK3a 135.1 2, 7
FO Percivalia fenestrata NK2b 136.4 2, 7
FO Cretarhabdus angustiforatus NK2a 137.7 2, 7
FO Nannoconus steinmannii steinmannii NK1 140.0 2, 7
FO Nannoconus steinmannii minor NJKd 141.5 2.7
FO Rotelapillus laffittei NJKc 142.3 2, 7
FO Umbria granulosa NJKb 142.7 2, 7
FO Helenea chiastia NJKa 144.6 2, 7
FO Conusphaera mexicana mexicana
145.6 2, 7
FO Polycostella beckmannii NJ20b 146.3 2, 7

Notes: LO = last occurrence, FO = first occurrence. Reference: 1 = Berggren et al. (1995b), 2 = Erba et al. (1995), 3 = Sissingh (1977), 4 = Burnett (1999), 5 = Roth (1973), 6 = Bralower et al. (1997), 7 = Bralower et al. (1989), 8 = Gardin et al. (2001), 9 = Applegate and Bergen (1988).