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Table T7. Planktonic foraminifer datums, Site U1407.

Core, section, interval (cm) Age Zone/Subzone Marker event Age
(Ma)
Depth (mbsf)
Top Bottom Top Bottom Mid-point ±
342-U1407A- 342-U1407A-
3H-CC 4H-1, 100–102 middle Eocene E10/E9 T Morozovella aragonensis 43.26 25.43 26.80 26.12 0.69
10H-2, 100–102 10H-2, 110–112 middle Eocene E8/E7 B Guembelitrioides nuttalli 45.70 85.30 85.40 85.35 0.05
12H-CC 15H-CC middle Eocene E5/E4 B Morozovella aragonensis 52.50 102.80 121.80 112.30 9.50
16X-CC 17X-CC late Paleocene P4/P5 T Globanomalina pseudomenardii 57.10 124.60 127.50 126.04 1.48
19X-1, 77–78 19X-3, 1–3 late Paleocene P4c/P4b B Acarinina soldadoensis 57.79 146.27 148.32 147.30 1.02
21X-CC 21X-CC late Paleocene P4a/P3 B Globanomalina pseudomenardii 60.73 172.21 176.65 174.43 2.22
23X-6, 12–15 23X-CC Campanian Radotruncana calcarata/Contusotruncana aplummerae T Radotruncana calcarata 76.18 191.52 193.10 192.31 0.79
24X-4, 19–21 24X-CC Campanian Globotruncanita elevata/Dicarinella asymetrica T Dicarinella asymetrica 83.64 198.19 199.37 198.78 0.59
25X-CC 27X-1, 33–35 Santonian Dicarinella asymetrica/Dicarinella concavata B Dicarinella asymetrica 86.66 206.57 222.63 214.60 8.03
27X-1, 33–35 27X-2, 39–41 Turonian Dicarinella concavata/Marginotruncana schneegansi B Dicarinella concavata 91.08 222.63 224.19 223.41 0.78
27X-2, 39–41 27X-3, 29–30 Turonian Marginotruncana schneegansi/Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica T Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica 92.99 224.19 225.59 224.89 0.70
27X-4, 65–67 27X-5, 30–31 Turonian Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica/Whiteinella archaeocretacea B Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica 93.53 227.45 228.60 228.03 0.58
27X-CC, 1–2 28X-2, 14–15 Cenomanian Whiteinella archaeocretacea/Rotalipora cushmanni T Rotalipora cushmani 95.94 230.60 233.50 232.09 1.45
29X-3, 85–86 29X-4, 85–86 Cenomanian Thalmanninella reicheli/Thalmanninella globotruncanoides B Thalmanninella reicheli 96.08 245.35 246.85 246.10 0.75
29X-4, 85–86 29X-5, 85–86 Cenomanian Thalmanninella globotruncanoides/Parathalmanninella appenninica B Thalmanninella globotruncanoides 100.50 246.85 248.35 247.60 0.75
31X-5, 70–71 31X-6, 36–37 Albian Parathalmanninella appenninica T Planomalina buxtorfi 101.92 267.40 268.16 267.78 0.38

T = top, B = base.

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