Proc. IODP, 303/306, Data report: Pliocene–Pleistocene planktonic foraminifer bioevents at IODP Site U1313

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Chapter contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results and discussion Early Pliocene events Late Pliocene–early Pleistocene events Astronomical age of bioevents FO of Globorotalia puncticulata LO of Globorotalia margaritae Disappearance of Globorotalia puncticulata Reappearance of Globorotalia puncticulata LO of Globorotalia puncticulata FAO of Globorotalia inflata FAO of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral Reduction of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral Increase of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral FO of Globorotalia truncatulinoides Conclusions Acknowledgments References Figures F1. Abundance vs. depth. F2. Ratio vs. depth. F3. Bioevents. Table T1. Quantitative data. PDF file			Previous \| Next doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.303306.205.2009 Methods Samples from Site U1313 were washed through a 150 µm sieve, and the residue was split as many times as necessary to obtain an aliquot of between 300 and 600 specimens. Using a stereomicroscope, we identified the planktonic foraminifer specimens following the taxonomic concepts of Kennett and Srinivasan (1983) in order to estimate the relative abundance of those species that are relevant to elaborate the biostratigraphic framework. Top of page \| Previous \| Next

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