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Table T9. Distribution of planktonic foraminifers, Hole U1314B.

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-U1314B-
1H, top F G P P     P P         P           P           >150 µm; mainly diatoms, only presence (P) of species noted  
1H-CC D VG 14   A     F   A R     C       R   R   R     P IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
2H-CC D G 12   D     F C C       F   R R A   F         P Few IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
3H-CC D G 9 R A     R F D       C     R F   A         P IRD  
4H-CC D G 9 R A     F A   R     C           A R R F   P    
5H-CC D G 12 R A     R F A       A   R   F   A         P Abundant IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
6H-CC A G 11 R C     F C D       F   F   R   A         P Abundant IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
7H-CC D G 14 R A   F R A F F     A   F F F   A R       P Few IRD  
8H-CC D M 8   C     F A A       F       F   A F         In-flow! IRD including tephra and stained quartz  
9H-CC D G 18 R C     R A A       R R     R   C A R     P Abundant radiolarians  
10H-CC D G 23 R A   F F A R       C     R F   A F       P Few IRD  
11H-CC D G 16 F A     R A R R     F       R   A F       P    
12H-CC D G 7   A   R R A A       F           A A            
13H-CC A M 13   D F   A F A       C           C           Aggregates  
14H-CC D G 12   R   R C A A       C     R C   A F       P    
15H-CC D G 8   C     F C A       R       F   A             FaO N. pachyderma (s) (1.78 Ma)
16H-CC D G 6 R C     F D R       F       F   C R            
17H-CC D G 10 F F     F D         C     R F   C         P    
18H-CC D G 11   C     C A         C       C   C         P   FO G. inflata (2.09 Ma)
19H-CC D G 4   F     F D R       F       F F           P    
20H-CC D G 14   C     F D R           R R C     F            
21H-CC D G 7   F     F D R       F   R   F                  
22H-CC D G 5   C     F D R       R   R         F            
23H-CC D G 14   C     F A R   C   F     R F     F     F     LO G. puncticulata, N. atlantica (s) (2.41 Ma)
24H-CC D M 8   A     F C     C   F   F   F     F     F    
25H-CC D M 10   F       F     D           F               Full of aggregates, high fragmentation  
26H-CC D G 11   A     R F     A                       R   Full of aggregates, high fragmentation  
27H-CC D M     C             D R         R           R   Full of aggregates, high fragmentation  
28H-CC D M 9   F     F       D R         F           F   Full of aggregates, high fragmentation  
29H-CC D G 4   C     F A     C R F   F   F     R     F      
30H-CC D G 3 R F     C A F   C   F       F           C      

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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