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Table T10. Distribution of planktonic foraminifers, Hole U1314C.

Core Abundance Preservation Fill level in PF vial before splitting (mm) Globigerinella aequilateralis Globigerina bulloides Globigerina falconensis Globigerinella calida Globigerinita glutinata Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (d) Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (s) Neogloboquadrina dutertrei Neogloboquadrina atlantica (s) Neogloboquadrina atlantica (d) Turborotalita quinqueloba Globigerinoides ruber white/pink Orbulina universa Globorotalia scitula (s) Globorotalia scitula (d) Globorotalia hirsuta Globorotalia inflata Globorotalia crassaformis Globorotalia truncatulinoides (s) Globorotalia truncatulinoides (d) Globorotalia puncticulata Ostracodes Other species and observations Stratigraphic event
306-U1314C-
1H, top A M   D   F F D         F           C         P Washout and some Holocene sediments, abundant diatoms  
1H-CC D VG 4   A     F A A       A       F   R R       P Few IRD  
2H-CC D VG 11 R A   R   A A       A   R   F   F R R     P Beella digitata, few IRD including tephra  
3H-CC D VG 3 R A   R R A   F     F     R C   A F   R   P B. digitata  
4H-CC D VG 17         R F D R     R   R       R           Abundant IRD (also gravel sized) including tephra  
5H-CC D G 7 R C   R F A F F     A   F   F   C         P    
6H-CC D G 20   C   R F C D       C       R   C R   R   P IRD including tephra  
7H-CC D G 18 R C     R A A       A       R   C           Some IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
8H-CC A G 22 R C R   F A A R     F   R R F   F F   R   P Abundant IRD including stained quartz and abundant tephra  
9H-CC D G 30 R A     F F A F     F       R   A F         Some IRD  
10H-CC D G 9 F C R   F A R R     F       R   A F       P Abundant sponge spicules  
11H-CC D G 30 R C R R F A A R     F     R R   A R   R   P Rare IRD (quartz)  
12H-CC A M   F     F D D       F       R   F           Aggregates, IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
13H-CC D G 3   A     A R A               R   R R         Abundant IRD  
14H-CC D G 14   F     F A A       F   R   R   C              
15H-CC F G 8   F     F D                 F   C R         Abundant IRD particles, quartz, muscovite, rock fragments FaO N. pachyderma (s) (1.78 Ma)
16H-CC D G 13   F     F D         F       C                  
17H-CC D G 6   C     F D F       F       F   C         P    
18H-CC D G 10   C     F A         F       F   C             FO G. inflata (2.09 Ma)
19H-CC D G 12   C     F A         F   F R C                  
20H-CC D G 24   C     F A         F   F R A     R            
21H-CC D G 25   C     F A         F   F R F     F         Abundant quartz, dominant aggregates  
22H-CC D G 14   C     F F     A F         F             P   LO N. atlantica (s) (2.41 Ma)

Notes: Abundance: D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, F = few, R = rare. Preservation: VG = very good, G = good, M = moderate. See “Foraminifers” in the “Site U1312–U1315 methods” chapter. PF = planktonic foraminifers. d = dextral, s = sinistral. P in ostracodes column = presence of valves. IRD = ice-rafted debris, FO = first occurrence, FaO = first abundant occurrence, LO = last occurrence.

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