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Table T3. Biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic datums, Hole U1410A.

Datum tie
point
Datum Datum type Zone/Subzone Age
(Ma)
Depth (mbsf)
Top Bottom Midpoint
  T Pseudoemiliania lacunosa Calcareous nannofossil NN20 0.44 6.56 8.48 7.52
  T Discoaster brouweri Calcareous nannofossil NN19 1.93 24.75 27.88 26.32
D03 T Discoaster pentaradiatus Calcareous nannofossil NN17 2.39 31.51 31.51 31.51
D04 T Discoaster hamatus Calcareous nannofossil NN10 9.53 34.50 37.57 36.04
D05 B Discoaster hamatus Calcareous nannofossil NN9 10.55 41.00 44.00 42.50
D06 Tc Sphenolithus belemnos Calcareous nannofossil NN4 17.95 44.00 46.45 45.23
D07 B Sphenolithus belemnos Calcareous nannofossil   19.03 46.45 50.00 48.23
D08 B Discoaster druggii Calcareous nannofossil NN2 22.82 50.00 53.00 51.50
D09 T Sphenolithus ciperoensis Calcareous nannofossil NN1 24.43 50.00 53.00 51.50
D10 T Sphenolithus distentus Calcareous nannofossil NP25 26.84 56.20 59.55 57.88
D11 T Reticulofenestra umbilicus (>14 μm) Calcareous nannofossil NP23 32.02 64.17 64.25 64.21
  T Coccolithus formosus Calcareous nannofossil NP22 32.92 64.17 64.25 64.21
  T Chiasmolithus grandis Calcareous nannofossil   37.98 64.17 64.25 64.21
  B Dictyococcites bisectus (>10 μm) Calcareous nannofossil   40.36 79.23 80.85 80.04
  T Sphenolithus furcatolithoides Calcareous nannofossil     82.95 83.71 83.33
  Tc Chiasmolithus solitus Calcareous nannofossil NP17 40.40 93.16 103.19 98.17
  B Reticulofenestra reticulata Calcareous nannofossil   41.66 117.09 120.02 118.56
  T Nannotetrina spp. Calcareous nannofossil   41.85 114.47 117.09 115.78
  B Reticulofenestra umbilicus (>14 μm) Calcareous nannofossil   41.94 134.07 137.09 135.58
  T Nannotetrina fulgens Calcareous nannofossil   42.87 151.75 153.36 152.56
  T Chiasmolithus gigas Calcareous nannofossil NP15c 44.12 153.36 153.37 153.37
  B Sphenolithus furcatolithoides Calcareous nannofossil     170.33 179.98 175.16
  B Chiasmolithus gigas Calcareous nannofossil NP15b 45.49 190.74 193.75 192.25
  B Nannotetrina fulgens Calcareous nannofossil NP15a 46.29 208.93 210.68 209.81
  B Nannotetrina cristata Calcareous nannofossil   47.73 220.43 223.34 221.89
  B Blackites inflatus Calcareous nannofossil   47.84 216.28 218.45 217.37
  T Discoaster lodoensis Calcareous nannofossil   47.41 218.45 220.43 219.44
  B Discoaster sublodoensis (5 rayed) Calcareous nannofossil NP14 49.11 227.06 228.26 227.66
  T Tribrachiatus orthostylus Calcareous nannofossil NP13 50.50 242.45 244.00 243.23
  B Dictyococcites/Reticulofenestra Calcareous nannofossil   50.50 244.00 245.16 244.58
  T Toweius spp. Calcareous nannofossil   50.78 245.16 246.09 245.63
D18 B Coccolithus crassus Calcareous nannofossil   51.64 246.09 255.14 250.62
  B Discoaster lodoensis Calcareous nannofossil NP12 53.70 258.69 258.69 258.69
  B Dictyoprora mongolfieri Radiolarian RP11 47.98   218.40 218.40
  B Lithochytris vespertilio Radiolarian RP10 48.57 227.10 233.20 230.15
D17 B Lamptonium fabaeforme constrictum Radiolarian RP9 50.05 233.20 246.10 239.65
  T Buryella tetradica Radiolarian RP8 50.87 233.20 246.10 239.65
D19 B Buryella clinata Radiolarian RP7 53.35 258.70   258.70
  T Orbulinoides bekmanni Planktonic foraminifer E13/E12 40.03 69.61 71.11 70.36
  B Orbulinoides bekmanni Planktonic foraminifer E12/E11 40.43 84.56 85.46 85.01
  T Guembelitrioides nuttalli Planktonic foraminifer E11/E10 42.07 89.16 90.56 89.86
  T Morozovella lehneri Planktonic foraminifer Just above E10/E9 43.15 153.61 156.71 155.16
  B Globigerinatheka kugleri Planktonic foraminifer E9/E8 43.88 160.82 163.11 161.97
  B Guembelitrioides nuttalli Planktonic foraminifer E8/E7b 45.72 201.51 206.01 203.76
  B Turborotalia frontosa Planktonic foraminifer E7b/E7a 48.31 215.53 218.43 216.98
  B Acarinina cuniacamerata Planktonic foraminifer E7a/E6 50.20 239.75 244.08 241.92
  B Morozovella subbotinae Planktonic foraminifer E6/E5 50.67 252.83 255.14 253.99
D01 C1n (Brunhes)/C1r.1r (Matuyama) Chron boundary   0.78     11.50
  C1r.1r (Matuyama)/C1r.1n (Jaramillo) Chron boundary   0.99     13.00
  C1r.1n (Jaramillo)/C1r.2r Chron boundary   1.07     13.48
  C1r.2r/C1r.2n (Cobb Mountain) Chron boundary   1.17     13.79
  C1r.2n (Cobb Mountain)/C1r.3r Chron boundary   1.19     14.33
D02 C1r.3r/C2n (Olduvai) Chron boundary   1.78     17.13
  C2r.2r/C2An.1n (Gauss) Chron boundary   2.58     32.95
  C18n.1n/C18n.1r Chron boundary   39.63     68.68
  C18n.1r/C18n.2n Chron boundary   39.70     71.25
  C18n.2n/C18r Chron boundary   40.14     80.15
  C18r/C19n Chron boundary   41.15     96.80
  C19n/C19r Chron boundary   41.39     102.48
D13 C19r/C20n Chron boundary   42.30     121.55
D14 C20n/C20r Chron boundary   43.43     151.27
D15 C20r/C21n Chron boundary   45.72     197.39
D16 C21n/C21r Chron boundary   47.35     218.06

B = base, T = top, Tc = top common.

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