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Table T4. Relative abundances planktonic foraminifers, Hole U1320A.

Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Sample
code
Zone Age Preparation Preservation Group abundance Bolliella calida Globigerina bulloides Globigerina falconensis Globigerinella calida Globigerinella siphonifera Globigerinoides conglobatus Globigerinoides ruber (pink) Globigerinoides ruber (white) Globigerinoides sacculifer Globorotalia crassaformis Globorotalia flexuosa Globorotalia inflata Globorotalia menardii Globorotalia scitula Globorotalia tosaensis Globorotalia truncatulinoides Globorotalia tumida Globorotaloides hexagonus Hastigerina pelagica Neogloboquadrina dutertrei Orbulina universa Pulleniatina obliquiloculata Sphaeroidinella dehiscens Comments
308-U1320A-
1H-CC, 7–12 4.54 PAL   Holocene (?) >125 G T             R R   R                   R R     Abundant sand and plant debris
2H-CC, 0–5 14.04 PAL Y Pleistocene >125 G F             R R   R   R               R R     Sand and plant debris
3H-CC, 17–22 23.78 PAL >125 G R     R   R   R R   R   R R     R R     R R R   Sand
4H-CC, 24–29 33.09 PAL >125 G B                                               Fine sand and plant debris; little residue
5H-CC, 19–24 42.81 PAL >125 G F     R   R   F F R F   R R     R       R R R   Abundant mica, fine sand and plant debris
6H-CC, 0–5 52.10 PAL >125 G F     R   R   F F R R R R R     R R     R R R   Sand and plant debris
7H-CC, 46–51 60.59 PAL >125 G F     R   R   F F R R R R R     R R     R R R   Sand and plant debris
8H-CC, 0–5 67.28 PAL >125 G R         R   R R R R R R R     R R     R R R   Abundant sand, bivalves
9H-CC, 0–10 69.37 PAL >125 G T             R R               R               Sand, bivalves
11X-CC, 15–20 80.26 PAL >125 G T   T     T   T T                               Plant, mica + fine sand, bivalves
12X-CC, 15–20 93.67 PAL >125 G A   F F R A R A A C R   F R     R       C C R   Abundant plant debris
13X-CC, 0–5 97.50 PAL >125 G F   R     R R R R R R R F       R R     R R R   Very fine
14X-CC, 18–23 112.33 PAL >125 G T             T T       T               T       Mica + plant
15X-CC, 19–24 126.44 PAL >125   B                                               Mica + plant, barren
16X-CC, 35–40 136.10 PAL >125 G T     T       T T T     T                       Abundant mica + plant, tiny foraminifers
17X-CC, 49–54 145.60 PAL X >125 M A     R   R R F R C F C   R     C F R   A F F    
18X-CC, 32–37 154.73 PAL >125 G T                                               Mica + plant
19X-CC, 42–47 164.96 PAL >125   B                                               Mica + plant
20X-CC, 34–39 169.50 PAL >125 G T                                               Abundant mica + plant, tiny foraminifers
21X-CC, 23–28 176.04 PAL W >125 G F   R R   R R F F F     F       R       F F     Sand
22X-CC, 32–37 193.57 PAL >125 G A         F R A A F     C       R         F      
23X-CC, 25–30 203.19 PAL >125 G C   R R   R R A F R R   C       R         C      
24X-CC, 50–55 212.86 PAL >63 G F   R     R   C R       R                 R      
25X-CC, 49–54 221.82 PAL >63 G C   R R   F R C R     T F       F         F      
26X-CC, 39–44 232.42 PAL >63 G R   R R   R   F F R     R       R T     R R     Coal grains?
27X-CC, 25–30 241.78 PAL >63 G R   R R   R   F F R     R       R         R     Coal grains?
28X-CC, 38–43 251.19 PAL >63 G R     R   R   R F R     R                 R      
29X-CC, 55–60 260.54 PAL >63 G R   R R   R   R F R     R       R         R      
30X-CC, 30–35 270.57 PAL >63 G VR   VR     VR     VR       F       R       VR R      
31X-CC, 22–27 280.35 PAL >63 G R   VR VR   R     R R     R       R         R      
32X-CC, 37–42 288.21 PAL >63 G R             VR R       R       R                
33X-CC, 22–26 299.44 PAL >63 M T               R       R                        

Notes: Abundance: A = abundant, C = common, F = frequent, R = rare, VR = very rare, T = trace, B = barren. Preservation: VG = very good, G = good, M = moderate. PAL = paleontological sample.

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