Table T7. Calibrated Paleogene to recent calcareous nannofossil datums, Expedition 317. (See table notes.)
| Calcareous nannofossil datum |
Age (Ma) |
Zone/ Subzone (base) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB Emiliania huxleyi acme | 0.08 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Emiliania huxleyi | 0.29 | NN21 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa | 0.44 | NN20 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HCO Reticulofenestra asanoi | 0.91 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LR Gephyrocapsa (>4 µm) | 1.01 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LCO Reticulofenestra asanoi | 1.14 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Gephyrocapsa (>6.5 µm) | 1.21 | de Kaenel et al. (1999) | |
| HO Gephyrocapsa (>5.5 µm) | 1.26 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Helicosphaera sellii | 1.34 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa acme | 1.34 | de Kaenel et al. (1999) | |
| LO Gephyrocapsa (>5.5 µm) | 1.56 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Calcidiscus macintyrei | 1.61 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Gephyrocapsa (>4 µm) | 1.69 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary | 1.806 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Discoaster brouweri | 1.93 | NN19 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| LCO Discoaster triradiatus | 2.14 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Discoaster pentaradiatus | 2.39 | NN18 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Discoaster surculus | 2.49 | NN17 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Reticulofenestra amplus | 2.78 | Kameo and Bralower (2000) | |
| HO Discoaster tamalis | 2.80 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Reticulofenestra minutula (circular) | 3.36 | Kameo and Bralower (2000) | |
| HO Sphenolithus spp. | 3.54 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus | 3.70 | NN16 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| LCO Discoaster asymmetricus | 4.13 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| HO Amaurolithus primus | 4.50 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| HO Ceratolithus acutus | 5.04 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Ceratolithus rugosus | 5.05 | NN13 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus | 5.28 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| Miocene/Pliocene boundary | 5.332 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Ceratolithus larrymayeri | 5.34 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Ceratolithus acutus | 5.35 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Discoaster quinqueramus | 5.58 | NN12 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HCO Nicklithus amplificus | 5.98 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| X Nicklithus amplificus/Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus | 6.79 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Nicklithus amplificus | 6.91 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Amaurolithus spp. | 7.36 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Discoaster berggrenii | 8.29 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Catinaster calyculus | 9.67 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Discoaster hamatus | 9.69 | NN10 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Catinaster coalitus | 9.69 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Discoaster hamatus | 10.55 | NN9 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| LO Catinaster calyculus | 10.76 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Catinaster coalitus | 10.89 | NN8 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Coccolithus miopelagicus | 11.02 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| HCO Discoaster kugleri | 11.58 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LCO Discoaster kugleri | 11.86 | NN7 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Coronocyclus nitescens | 12.12 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Calcidiscus premacintyrei | 12.45 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HCO Cyclicargolithus floridanus | 13.33 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Sphenolithus heteromorphus | 13.53 | NN6 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Helicosphaera ampliaperta | 14.91 | NN5 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| AE Discoaster deflandrei | 15.66 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| LO Discoaster signus | 15.70 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| LCO Sphenolithus heteromorphus | 17.71 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HCO Sphenolithus belemnos | 17.95 | NN4 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| HO Triquetrorhabdulus carinatus | 18.28 | NN3 | Lourens et al. (2004) |
| LO Sphenolithus belemnos | 19.03 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Helicosphaera ampliaperta | 20.43 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| X Helicosphaera euphratis/Helicosphaera carteri | 20.92 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HCO Triquetrorhabdulus carinatus | 22.09 | Raffi et al. (2006) | |
| LO Sphenolithus disbelemnos | 22.76 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| Oligocene/Miocene boundary | 23.03 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Sphenolithus delphix | 23.11 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| LO Sphenolithus delphix | 23.21 | Lourens et al. (2004) | |
| HO Sphenolithus ciperoensis | 24.4 | NN1 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| X Triquetrorhabdulus longus/Triquetrorhabdulus carinatus | 24.7 | Blaj et al. (2009) | |
| HO Sphenolithus distentus | 26.8 | NP25 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| HO Sphenolithus predistentus | 26.9 | Blaj et al. (2009) | |
| LO Sphenolithus ciperoensis | 27.1 | NP24 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| LO Sphenolithus distentus | 30.0 | Blaj et al. (2009) | |
| HO Reticulofenestra umbilicus (>14 µm) | 32.0 | NP23 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| HO Isthmolithus recurvus | 32.5 | Villa et al. (2008) | |
| HO Coccolithus formosus | 32.9 | NP22 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| Eocene/Oligocene boundary | 33.8 | Pälike et al. (2006b) | |
| HO Discoaster saipanensis | 34.4 | NP21 | Blaj et al. (2009) |
| HO Discoaster barbadiensis | 34.8 | Blaj et al. (2009) | |
| HO Reticulofenestra reticulata | 35.2 | Backman (1987) | |
| LO Isthmolithus recurvus | 36.6 | NP19 | Backman (1986) |
| LO Chiasmolithus oamaruensis | 37.0 | NP18 | Berggren et al. (1995) |
| HO Chiasmolithus grandis | 37.1 | Backman (1987) | |
| LO Dictyococcites bisectus (>10 µm) | 38.0 | Berggren et al., 1995 | |
| HO Chiasmolithus solitus | 40.4 | NP17 | Berggren et al., 1995 |
| LO Reticulofenestra reticulata | 42.0 | Berggren et al., 1995 | |
| HO Nannotetrina spp. | 42.3 | Backman (1987) | |
| LO Reticulofenestra umbilicus (>14 µm) | 42.5 | Backman (1987) | |
| HO Nannotetrina fulgens | 43.4 | Backman (1986) | |
| HO Chiasmolithus gigas | 44.0 | NP15c | Backman (1986) |
| LO Sphenolithus furcatolithoides | 45.8 | Jovane et al. (2007) | |
| LO Chiasmolithus gigas | 46.1 | NP15b | Agnini et al. (2006) |
Notes: Based on Ogg et al. (2008). AB = acme beginning, LO = lowest occurrence, HO = highest occurrence, HCO = highest common occurrence, LR = lowest entrance, LCO = lowest common occurrence, X = crossover event, AE = acme end.
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