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Table T1. Calcareous nannofossil events.

Species event Zone
(base)
Age
(Ma)
Reference
LO Helicosphaera inversa NN21 0.16 Sato et al., 1999
FO Emiliania huxleyi
0.25 Sato et al., 1999
NN20
LO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa 0.41 Sato et al., 1999
NN19
FO Helicosphaera inversa 0.51 Sato et al., 1999
LO Reticulofenestra asanoi 0.85 Sato et al., 1999
FO Gephyrocapsa parallela 0.95 Sato et al., 1999
FO Reticulofenestra asanoi 1.16 Sato et al., 1999
LO large Gephyrocapsa spp. 1.21 Sato et al., 1999
LO Helicosphaera sellii 1.27 Sato et al., 1999
FO large Gephyrocapsa spp. 1.45 Sato et al., 1999
FO Gephyrocapsa oceanica 1.65 Sato et al., 1999
FO Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica 1.73 Sato et al., 1999
LO Discoaster brouweri
1.97 Sato et al., 1999
NN18
LO Discoaster pentaradiatus 2.38 Sato et al., 1999
NN17
LO Discoaster surculus 2.54 Sato et al., 1999
NN16
LO Discoaster tamalis 2.74 Sato et al., 1999
LO Reticulofenestra ampla 2.78 Sato et al., 1999
LO Sphenolithus spp. 3.65 Raffi and Flores, 1995
LO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus
3.85 Sato et al., 1999
LO Amaurolithus primus NN13/NN14 4.56 Shackleton et al., 1995
LO Ceratolithus acutus 5.046 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Ceratolithus rugosus
5.089 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus NN12 5.231 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Discoaster quinqueramus
5.537 Backman and Raffi, 1997
NN11D
LO Amaurolithus amplificus 5.999 Backman and Raffi, 1997
NN11C
FO Amaurolithus amplificus 6.84 Backman and Raffi, 1997
Top small Reticulofenestra interval NN11B 7.10 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Amaurolithus primus
7.392 Backman and Raffi, 1997
NN11A
FO Discoaster berggrenii 8.281 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Discoaster loeblichii NN10B 8.43 Raffi and Flores, 1995
Base small Reticulofenestra interval
8.788 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Minylitha convallis NN10A 9.43 Raffi and Flores, 1995
LO Discoaster hamatus
9.635 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Catinaster calyculus NN9 9.641 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Catinaster coalitus

9.694 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Discoaster neohamatus

10.45 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Discoaster hamatus
10.476 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Catinaster calyculus NN8 10.705 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Catinaster coalitus
10.794 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Coccolithus miopelagicus NN7 10.947 Backman and Raffi, 1997
LO Discoaster kugleri

11.52 Backman and Raffi, 1997
FO Discoaster kugleri

11.831 Backman and Raffi, 1997

Notes: LO = last occurrence, FO = first occurrence.

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