IODP Proceedings, Volume 317									
Site U1351, Table T6. Microfossil bioevents, Site U1351.									
Notes: CN = calcareous nannofossil, PF = planktonic foraminifer, BF = benthic foraminifer. LO = lowest occurrence, HO = highest occurrence. KCZ = Kaiti Coiling Zone. UC = unconformity.									
									
Core, section, interval (cm) Top	Core, section, interval (cm) Bottom	Microfossil	Bioevents, unconformities, and epoch boundaries	Age (Ma)	Depth CSF-A (m) Top	Depth CSF-A (m) Bottom	Depth CSF-A (m) Midpoint	Depth CSF-A (m) ±	Comments
317-U1351A-	317-U1351A-								
1H-CC	5H-CC	CN	In Emiliania huxleyi Zone (NN21a)	<0.29	2.56	28			Well defined
317-U1351B-	317-U1351B-								
4H-CC	4H-CC	PF	Contains Truncorotalia truncatulinoides	0–1.1 (± 0.1)	28.17	28.17	28.17		
5H-CC	6H-CC	CN	LO Emiliania huxleyi (NN21 base)	0.29 (± 0.03)	32.34	39.27	35.81	3.46	UC below this event
7H-CC	8H-CC	BF	HO Bolivinita pliozea 	0.60 (± 0.2)	47.83	56.46	52.15	4.32	
9H-CC	11H-1,128	CN	HO Pseudoemiliania lacunosa (NN20 base)	0.44 (± 0.01)	65.91	70.98	68.45	2.54	
11H-CC	12H-CC	CN	LO Gephyrocapsa omega	1.01 (± 0.3)	75.57	76.92	76.25	0.67	Poorly defined
12H-CC	13H-CC	CN	HO Gephyrocapsa >5.5 µm	1.26 (± 0.01)	76.92	90.02	83.47	6.55	UC above this event
12H-CC	13H-CC	CN	HO Helicosphaera sellii	1.34 (± 0.01)	76.92	90.02	83.47	6.55	UC above this event
15X-CC	16X-2, 6–7	CN	LO Gephyrocapsa >4 µm	1.69 (± 0.05)	103.42	114.46	108.95	5.52	UC below this event?
18X-CC	19X-CC		Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary	1.81	134.48	147.55	141.02	6.54	
19X-CC	20X-CC	PF	HO Zeaglobigerina cf. woodi (one specimen)	2.7 (± 0.3)	147.55	160.16	153.86	6.3	Very poorly defined
20X-CC	21X-CC	PF	HO Zeaglobigerina woodi	2.7 (± 0.3)	160.16	168.48	164.32	4.16	Poorly defined
23X-CC	24X-CC	BF	LO Notorotalia zelandica	2.4 (± 0.5)	180.13	189.75	184.94	4.81	
26X-CC	27X-CC	PF	HO Globoconella puncticuloides	1.5 (± 0.3)	208.96	226.27	217.62	8.66	Poorly defined & dated
28X-CC	28X-CC	PF	Within upper Truncorotalia crassaformis dextral coiling zone	2.45–3.04 (± 0.02)	236.17	236.17	236.17		Poorly defined
28X-CC	29X-CC	BF	HO Haeuslerella parri	1.63 (± 0.5)	236.17	247.35	241.76	5.59	
28X-CC	29X-CC	CN	HO Sphenolithus spp.	3.54 (± 0.1)	236.17	247.35	241.76	5.59	UC above this event?
28X-CC	29X-CC	CN	HO Reticulofenestra pseudoumbilicus (8–10 µm)	3.7 (± 0.05)	236.17	247.35	241.76	5.59	UC above this event?
33X-CC	34X-CC	BF	HO Notorotalia hurupiensis	3.6 (± 0.5)	278.35	286.39	282.37	4.01	
39X-CC	40X-CC	PF	Lowest Globoconella inflata s.s. population	<4.3 (± 0.3)	337.45	345.68	341.57	4.12	Reliable
40X-CC	41X-CC	PF	HO Globoconella puncticulata s.l.	?4.3 (± 0.3)	345.68	354.21	349.95	4.26	Poorly defined
44X-CC	45X-CC	CN	Lowest Helicosphaera sellii (above NN12)	<5.33	382.57	393.34	387.96	5.38	
44X-CC	45X-CC	PF	Highest Globoconella puncticulata s.s. population	4.3 (± 0.3)	382.57	393.34	387.96	5.38	Reliable
45X-CC	46X-CC	PF	LO Globoconella puncticuloides	4.3 (± 0.3)	393.34	411.72	402.53	9.19	Poorly defined
57H-CC	59H-CC	BF	LO Notorotalia finlayi	3.6 (± 0.5)	507.6	510.49	509.05	1.44	
83X-CC	84X-CC	BF	HO Haeuslerella morgani	5.3 (± 0.1)	716.94	726.71	721.83	4.85	
94X-CC	95X-CC	PF	LO Globoconella puncticulata s.s.	5.3 (± 0.1)	819.12	822.69	820.91	1.79	Population, well defined
94X-CC	95X-CC		Miocene/Pliocene boundary	5.33	819.12	822.69	820.91	1.79	
94X-CC	95X-CC	PF	HO Globoconella sphericomiozea s.s. 	5.3 (± 0.1)	819.12	822.69	820.91	1.79	Population, well defined
94X-CC	95X-CC	CN	Contains Scyphosphaera graphica; Scyphosphaera queenslandensis		819.12	822.69	820.91	1.79	late Miocene markers
96X-CC	97X-CC	BF	HO Textularia miozea	6.67 (± 0.5)	832.15	847.79	839.97	7.82	
99X-CC	100X-CC	BF	LO Haeuslerella parri	5.3 (± 0.1)	861.39	877.62	869.51	8.12	
100X-CC	101X-CC	PF	LO Globoconella sphericomiozea s.s.	5.6 (± 0.1)	877.62	882.55	880.09	2.46	Population, well defined
100X-CC	101X-CC	PF	HO Globoconella conomiozea s.s.	5.6 (± 0.1)	877.62	882.55	880.09	2.46	Population, well defined
110X-CC	111X-CC	CN	Contains Sphenolithus neoabies	<12	966.74	976.66	971.7	4.96	
113X-CC	114X-CC	PF	Lowest Globoconella conomiozea s.s.	<7.07 (± 0.1)	998.34	1005.34	1001.84	3.5	Immediately above UC
			intra-late Miocene unconformity						
113X-CC	114X-CC	PF	Highest Globoconella miotumida s.s.	>7.07 (± 0.1)	998.34	1005.34	1001.84	3.5	Immediately below UC
113X-CC	114X-CC	PF	Highest Hirsutella panda	>10.50 (± 0.05)	998.34	1005.34	1001.84	3.5	Immediately below UC
114X-CC	115X-CC	BF	Lowest Bolivinita pliozea	<8.95	1005.34	1014.56	1009.95	4.61	
114X-CC	115X-CC	PF	HO Paragloborotalia mayeri s.l.	10.56 (± 0.1)	1005.34	1014.56	1009.95	4.61	Poorly defined
114X-CC	115X-CC	PF	Hirsutella panda acme zone	10.64–10.91 (± 0.02)	1005.34	1014.56	1009.95	4.61	Upper or lower Hr. panda acme zone?
115X-CC	116X-CC	PF	late Miocene assemblage, above KCZ	<10.91	1014.56	1024.39	 	 	Well constrained