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Table T3. Calcareous nannofossil age assignments, Site U1346. (See table notes.)

Core, section, interval (cm) Age-diagnostic species (Abundance) Stratigraphic range (Zone) Age (Ma)
(Range estimation)
324-U1346A-
2R-1, 1     Cretarhabdus striatus (F) Aptian–upper Cenomanian (?–UC4) (Cretaceous)
Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (R) Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5)
Reinhardites levis (R) upper Campanian–Maastrichtian (?–CC25/UC19)
Speetonia sp. (R) Berriasian–Hauterivian (NK3–NC5)
Tubodiscus verenae (R) Valanginian (NK3b–NC4)
4R-2, 27–30    Cretarhabdus striatus (C) Aptian–upper Cenomanian (?–UC4) (Cretaceous)
Eprolithus antiquus (R) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a)
Nannoconus steinmannii spp. minor (R) Berriasian–Valanginian (NJKc–?)
Reinhardites levis (R) upper Campanian–Maastrichtian (?–CC25/UC19)
4R-2, 107–108   Cretarhabdus striatus (R) Aptian–upper Cenomanian (?–UC4) (Cretaceous)
Eprolithus antiquus (R) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a)
Nannoconus sp. Berriasian–Cenomanian
4R-2, 140–143 Eprolithus antiquus (R) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a) 133.1–131.2
4R-CC, 3   Eprolithus antiquus (C) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a) (Early Cretaceous)
Haqius circumradiatus (F) Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c)
Nannoconus steinmannii spp. minor (R) Berriasian–Valanginian (NJKc–?)
5R-1, 3–4   Eprolithus antiquus (R) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a) (Cretaceous)
Cretarhabdus striatus (R) Aptian–upper Cenomanian (?–UC4)
Nannoconus sp. Berriasian–Cenomanian
5R-1, 16–17   Cretarhabdus striatus (R) Aptian–upper Cenomanian (?–UC4) (Cretaceous)
Haqius circumradiatus (R) Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c)
Speetonia sp. (R) Berriasian–Hauterivian (NK3–NC5)
5R-1, 53–54    Haqius circumradiatus (F) Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c) 137.7–128.3
Nannoconus sp. Berriasian–Cenomanian
Rotelapillius laffittei (R) Berriasian–Turonian (NJKd–UC9)
Speetonia sp. (R) Berriasian–Hauterivian (NK3–NC5)
5R-1, 91–92  Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (R) Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5) (Hauterivian)
Haqius circumradiatus (F) Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c)
5R-CC, 24–25   Eprolithus antiquus (C) Hauterivian (NK3b–NC4a) 133.1–131.2
Haqius circumradiatus (F) Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c)
Micrantholithus hochschulzi (R) Berriasian–Aptian

Notes: Abundance: C = common, F = frequent, R = rare. Zone ranges are only given for properly defined taxa.

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