Core, section,
interval (cm)
|
Age-diagnostic species (Abundance) |
Stratigraphic range (Zone) |
Age (Ma)
(Range estimation) |
|
324-U1350A-
|
|
1W-1, 5–6* |
Eprolithus floralis (R) |
Albian–Santonian (CC8/NC8–CC15) |
112.6–107.3 |
|
Staurolithites siesseri (F)
|
?–Albian (?–NC8a-b) |
|
Zeugrhabdotus diplogramus (F) |
Valanginian?–Santonian/Campanian boundary (?–UC12) |
|
1W-1, 9–10† |
Cretarhabdus striatus (R) |
Aptian–Cenomanian (?–UC4) |
(Mixed Early Cretaceous) |
|
Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (R) |
Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5) |
|
Haqins circumradiatus (R) |
Hauterivian–Campanian (?–UC15c) |
|
Staurolithites siesseri (F) |
?–Albian (?–NC8a-b) |
|
3R-1, 5–6 |
Cretarhabdus striatus (R) |
Aptian–Cenomanian (?–UC4) |
(Mixed Early Cretaceous) |
|
Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (R) |
Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5) |
|
Staurolithites siesseri (R) |
?–Albian (?–NC8a-b) |
|
4R-1, 18–19 |
Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (F) |
Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5) |
131.2–128.3 |
|
Rotelappilius crenulatus (R) |
mid-Hauterivian–Maastrichtian (?NC4–CC26?) |
|
Speetonia sp. (R) |
Berriasian–Hauterivian (NK3–NC5) |
|
6R-1, 10–11‡ |
Rhagodiscus asper (F) |
Tithonian–Cenomanian (NJ18–UC5) |
>140–93 |
|
8R-1 (Piece 1, 2–4) |
Rhagodiscus asper (R) |
Tithonian–Cenomanian (NJ18–UC5) |
131.5–93 |
|
Staurolithes crux (R) |
Hauterivian–Maastrichtian |
|
9R-1 (Piece 2, 10–11) |
Axopodorhabdus albianus (R) |
Albian/Cenomanian–upper Cenomanian (NC9–UC5a) |
(Mixed Early Cretaceous) |
|
Cruciellipsis cuvillieri (F) |
Tithonian–Hauterivian (NJ18–NC5) |
|
Rhagodiscus angustus (R) |
Aptian–Maastrichtian (NC8a-b–?) |
|
Zeugrhabdotus erectus (R) |
lower Berriasian (NK1–NK2a)** |
Notes: * = red chert, † = black chert, ‡ = limestone on chert. ** = ODP Leg 198 Hole 1213B. Abundance: F = frequent, R = rare. Zone ranges are only given for properly defined taxa.