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Table T2. Calcareous nannofossil datums. (See table notes.)

Species event Zone/Subzone (base) Age (Ma) References
FO Micula prinsii   65.4 1
FO Nephrolithus frequens CC26 65.8 1, 2
FO Micula murus   66.2 1
FO Lithraphidites quadratus UC20 67.5 1, 3
LO Reinhardtites levis CC25/UC19 69.2 1, 2, 3
LO Tranolithus orionatus CC24/UC18 69.6 1, 2, 3
LO Uniplanarius trifidum   71.3 1
LO Aspidolithus parcus UC17 74.6 1, 3
LO Eiffellithus eximius CC23/UC16 75.3 1, 2, 3
FO Uniplanarius trifidum CC22 76 1, 2
FO Uniplanarius sissinghii CC21 77 1, 2
FO Ceratolithoides aculeus CC20 78.5 1, 2
FO Misceomarginatus pleniporus UC15 79.5 1, 3
LO Marthasterites furcatus CC19 80.6 1, 2
FO Ceratolithoides verbeekii   82 1
FO Aspidolithus parcus constrictus   82.5 1
FO Aspidolithus parcus CC18/UC14 83.4 1, 2, 3
FO Arkhangelskiella cymbiformis UC13 83.5 1, 3
FO Calculites obscurus CC17 84 1, 2
LO Lithastrinus septenarius UC12 84.7 1, 3
FO Lucianorhabdus cayeuxii CC16 84.8 1, 2
FO Reinhardtites anthophorus CC15/UC11 85.5 1, 2, 3
FO Micula decussata CC14/UC10 87.2 1, 2, 3
FO Lithastrinus septenarius UC9 88.8 1, 3
FO Marthasterites furcatus CC13 89.3 1, 2
FO Eiffellithus eximius CC12/UC8 91 1, 2, 3
FO Quadrum gartneri CC11/UC7 93.2 1, 2, 3
LO Helenea chiastia UC6 93.4 1, 3
LO Lithraphidites acutus UC5 94 1, 3
FO Cylindralithus biarcus UC4 94.1 1, 3
FO Lithraphidites acutus CC10/UC3 96.8 1, 2, 3
FO Gartnerago segmentatum UC2 97 1, 2, 3
FO Corollithion kennedyi NC10b/UC1 97.6 3, 4, 5
FO Eiffellithus turriseiffelii NC10a 101.7 4, 5
FO Eiffellithus monechiae NC9b 105 4, 5
FO Axopodorhabus albianus NC9a 106.1 4, 5
FO Tranolithus orionatus NC8c 107.3 4, 5
FO Hayesites albiensis NC8b 112.5 4, 5
FO Prediscosphaera columnata NC8a 112.6 4, 5
FO Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion NC7c 115.2 4, 5
LO Micrantholithus hoschulzii NC7b 117.3 4, 5
FO Eprolithus floralis NC7a 119 4, 5
LO Conusphaera rothii NC6b 119.5 4, 5
FO Hayesites irregularis NC6a 121.1 4, 5
FO Flabellites oblongus   121.1 1, 4
LO Calcicalathina oblongata NC5d–NC5e 125.1 1, 4
LO Lithraphidites bollii NC5c 126.3 1, 4
FO Cruciellipsis cuvillieri NC5a–NC5b 128.3 1, 4
FO Lithraphidites bollii NC4b 129.6 1, 4
LO Tubodiscus verenae NC4a 131.2 1, 4
FO Eiffellithus striatus   132.2 1, 6
FO Tubodiscus verenae NK3b 133.1 1, 6
LO Rucinolithus wisei   133.1 1, 6
FO Eiffellithus windii   134.2 1, 6
FO Calcicalathina oblongata NK3a 135.1 1, 6
FO Percivalia fenestrata NK2b 136.4 1, 6
FO Cretarhabdus angustiforatus NK2a 137.7 1, 6
FO Nannoconus steinmannii steinmannii NK1 140 1, 6
FO Nannoconus steinmannii minor NJKd 141.5 1, 6
FO Rotelapillus laffittei NJKc 142.3 1, 6
FO Umbria granulosa NJKb 142.7 1, 6
FO Helenea chiastia NJKa 144.6 1, 6
FO Conusphaera mexicana mexicana   145.6 1, 6
FO Polycostella beckmannii NJ20b 146.3 1, 6

Notes: FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurence. 1 = Erba et al., 1995; 2 = Sissingh,1977; 3 = Burnett, 1999; 4 = Roth, 1973; 5 = Bralower et al., 1997; 6 = Bralower et al., 1989.

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