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Table T3. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphic data used for splice correlation, Hole U1318A.

Datum Age (Ma)
FAD Emiliania huxleyi 0.26
LAD Pseudoemilinia lacunosa 0.46
ACM small Gephyrocapsa 0.96
LAD Helicosphaera sellii 1.22
LAD Calcidiscus macintyrei 1.59
LAD Sphenolithus spp. 3.60
LAD Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilica 3.60
LAD Discoaster bollii 9.10
FAD Cyclicargolithus floridanus 13.24
LAD Sphenolithus heteromorphus 13.60
LAD Helicosphaera ampliaperta 15.60
LAD Discoaster deflandrei 16.24
Discoaster exilis Zone CN3–CN4

Note: FAD = first appearance datum, LAD = last appearance datum, ACM = acme zone.

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