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Table T2. Ages of planktonic foraminifer datum levels.

Event Zone
(base)		 Age
(Ma)		 Reference
T Globorotalia flexuosa   0.07 Joyce et al., 1990
B Bolliella calida   0.22 Chaproniere et al., 1994
T Globoquadrina pseudofoliata   0.22 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Globorotalia flexuosa   0.4 Joyce et al., 1990
B Globorotalia hirsuta   0.45 Pujol and Duprat, 1983
T Globorotalia tosaensis Pt1b 0.65 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Globorotalia crassaformis hessi   0.75 Chaproniere et al., 1994
T Pulleniatina finalis   1.4 Chaproniere et al., 1994
T Globigerinoides fistulosus Pt1a 1.77 Berggren et al., 1995b
T Globigerinoides extremus   1.77 Berggren et al., 1985
Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary   1.77  
B Globorotalia truncatulinoides   2 Zijderveld et al., 1991
B Globorotalia truncatulinoides (SN14)   Jenkins, 1993
T Globorotalia exilis (Atlantic)   2.15 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia miocenica Pl6 2.3 Berggren et al., 1995b
T Neogloboquadrina atlantica   2.41 Weaver and Clement, 1987
T Globorotalia puncticulata (Atlantic)   2.41 Zijderveld et al., 1991
T Globorotalia pertenuis   2.6 Berggren et al., 1985
T Dentoglobigerina altispira Pl5 3.09 Berggren et al., 1995b
T Globorotalia multicamerata   3.09 Berggren et al., 1985
T Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina Pl4 3.12 Berggren et al., 1995b
B Sphaeroidinella dehiscens s.s.   3.12 Weaver and Clement, 1987
B Globorotalia inflata (SN13) 3.2* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
T Globorotalia sp. cf. G. crassula (North Atlantic)   3.25 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia pertenuis   3.33 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia miocenica (Atlantic)   3.45 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia margaritae Pl3 3.58 Berggren et al., 1995b
T Pulleniatina primalis   3.58 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
Pulleniatina transition s/d   3.65 Berggren et al., 1985
T Pulleniatina spectabilis   3.95 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globoturborotalita nepenthes Pl2 4.18 Berggren et al., 1995a
B Globorotalia puncticulata   4.2 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia crassaformis   4.5 Weaver and Clement, 1987
T Globigerinoides seiglei   4.5 Chaproniere et al., 1994
T Globorotalia cibaoensis Pl1b 4.6 Berggren et al., 1995b
B Sphaeroidinella dehiscens s.l.   4.7 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia margaritae   5.2 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
Miocene/Pliocene boundary   5.25  
T Globorotalia tumida   5.32 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Globorotalia tumida Pl1a 5.6 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Globorotalia sphericomiozea   5.6 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Globorotalia pliozea   5.6 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Globorotalia pliozea   5.6 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia puncticulata (SN12) 5.3* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Globorotalia tumida   5.6 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globoquadrina dehiscens   5.6 Chaproniere et al., 1994
T Globoquadrina dehiscens   5.8 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia lenguaensis M14 6 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Globorotalia margaritae   6 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Neogloboquadrina acostaensis transition s/d   6 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Globorotalia margaritae   6.2 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Pulleniatina primalis   6.4 Chaproniere et al., 1994
B Globorotalia menardii form 5   6.4 Chaisson and Leckie, 1993
B Neogloboquadrina acostaensis transition d/s   6.4 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Neogloboquadrina atlantica transition d/s   6.6 Srinivasan and Sinha, 1992
B Globorotalia conomiozea   6.8 Spiegler and Jansen, 1989
B Globorotalia conomiozea (SN11) 7.12* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Globorotalia menardii form 5   7.12 Krijgsman et al., 1994
T Globorotalia menardii form 4   7.2 Krijgsman et al., 1994
B Globorotalia suterae   7.4 Krijgsman et al., 1994
B Globorotalia cibaoensis   7.8 Glacon et al., 1990
B Globorotalia juanai   7.8 Chaisson and Leckie, 1993
B Candeina nitida   8.1 Chaisson and Leckie, 1993
B Globigerinoides extremus/Globorotalia plesiotumida M13b 8.3 Berggren et al., 1995b
T Neogloboquadrina continuosa (SN10)   Jenkins, 1993
B Neogloboquadrina humerosa   8.5 Berggren et al., 1985
B Neogloboquadrina pachyderma   9.2 Berggren, 1992
T Neogloboquadrina nympha   10.1 Berggren, 1992
T Neogloboquadrina nympha (SN9)   Jenkins, 1993
B Neogloboquadrina acostaensis M13 10.9 Berggren et al., 1995b
B Neogloboquadrina acostaensis   10.9 Miller et al., 1991
T Neogloboquadrina mayeri M12 11.4 Miller et al., 1994
T Neogloboquadrina mayeri (SN8)   Jenkins, 1993
B Globoturborotalita nepenthes M11 11.8 Blow, 1979
B Globoturborotalita nepenthes   11.8 Miller et al., 1994
T Globorotalia panda   11.8 Berggren, 1993
T Globorotalia fohsi robusta M10 11.9 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia praescitula   11.9 Berggren, 1992
T Globorotalia fohsi lobata   12.1 Wright and Miller, 1992
B Neogloboquadrina mayeri (SN7) 12.1* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Globorotalia fohsi robusta M9b 12.3 Berggren, 1992
T Tenuitella clemenciae   12.3 Li et al., 1992
T Tenuitella minutissima   12.3 Li et al., 1992
T Tenuitella pseudoedita   12.3 Li et al., 1992
T Tenuitella selleyi   12.3 Li et al., 1992
B Globorotalia fohsi lobata M9a 12.5 Wright and Miller, 1992
B Globorotalia fohsi s.s. M8 12.7 Wright and Miller, 1992
B Globorotalia praefohsi   12.7 Wright and Miller, 1992
B Neogloboquadrina nympha   13.4 Berggren, 1992
T Globorotalia peripheroronda   14.6 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia peripheroacuta M7 14.8 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Praeorbulina sicana   14.8 Berggren et al., 1985
T Praeorbulina glomerosa s.s.   14.8 Berggren et al., 1985
B Orbulina suturalis M6 15.1 Berggren et al., 1985
B Orbulina suturalis (SN6)   Jenkins, 1993
T Globorotalia miozea   15.9 Berggren, 1992
B Praeorbulina circularis   16 Berggren et al., 1985
B Praeorbulina glomerosa M5b 16.1 Berggren et al., 1995a
B Praeorbulina glomerosa (SN5)   Jenkins, 1993
B Globigerinoies diminutus   16.1 Berggren et al., 1985
B Praeorbulina curva   16.3 Berggren et al., 1985
B Praeorbulina sicana M5 16.4 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia incognita   16.4 Berggren, 1992
B Globorotalia birnageae M4b 16.7 Berggren et al., 1995a
B Globorotalia miozea   16.7 Berggren, 1992
B Globorotalia birnageae   16.7 Berggren et al., 1985
T Catapsydrax dissimilis M4 17.3 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia zealandica   17.3 Li et al., 1992
T Globorotalia semivera   17.3 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globoquadrina dehiscens forma spinosa   17.9 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia praescitula   18.5 Miller et al., 1994
B Globorotalia insueta M3 18.8 Berggren et al., 1995a
B Globigerinoides trilobus (SN4)   Jenkins, 1993
B Globigerinoides altiaperturus   20.5 Montanari et al., 1991
B Globoturborotalita connecta (SN3) 20.9* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
T Tenuitella munda   21.4 Li et al., 1992
T Globorotalia kugleri M2 21.5 Montanari et al., 1991
B Globorotalia incognita   21.6 Berggren, 1992
T Globoturborotalita angulisuturalis   21.6 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globorotalia pseudokugleri   21.6 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globoquadrina dehiscens forma spinosa   22.2 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globoturborotalita woodi (SN2) 22.6* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
T Globoquadrina globularis   22.8 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globoquadrina dehiscens M1b 23.2 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globoquadrina dehiscens (SN1)   Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Globorotalia kugleri M1 23.8 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia mendacis   23.8 Berggren et al., 1985
Oligocene/Miocene boundary   23.8  
T Globigerina euapertura   23.8 Berggren, 1992
T Tenuitella gemma   24.3 Li et al., 1992
FcO Globigerinoides primordius   24.3 Berggren et al., 1985
B Globorotalia pseudokugleri   25.9 Leckie et al., 1993
B Globigerinoides primordius   26.7 Leckie et al., 1993
T Paragloborotalia opima opima P22 27.1 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globigerina labiacrassata   27.1 Berggren, 1992
LcO Chiloguembelina cubensis P21b 28.5 Li et al., 1992
T Chiloguembelina cubensis (SP15)   Jenkins, 1993
B Globigerina angulisuturalis P21 28.5 Blow, 1969
B Globigerinita boweni   28.5 Li et al., 1992
B Globigerina angulisuturalis P21a 29.4 Leckie et al., 1993
B Tenuitellinata juvenilis   29.7 Li et al., 1992
T Subbotina angiporoides   30 Berggren, 1992
T Subbotina angiporoides (SP14)   Jenkins, 1993
T Turborotalia ampliapertura P20 30.3 Miller et al., 1993
B Paragloborotalia opima opima   30.6 Berggren et al., 1985
T Subbotina brevis (SP13) 31.5* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
T Pseudohastigerina spp. P19 32 Miller et al., 1993
B Subbotina brevis (SP12) 33.4* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Cassigerinella chipolensis   33.65 Miller et al., 1993
Eocene/Oligocene boundary   33.7  
T Hantkenina spp.   33.7 Coccioni et al., 1988
T Turborotalia cerroazulensis P18 33.8 Coccioni et al., 1988
T Cribrohantkenina inflata P17 34 Coccioni et al., 1988
T Globigerapsis index   34.3 Berggren, 1992
B Turborotalia cunialensis P16 35.2 Coccioni et al., 1988
T Turborotalia pomeroli   35.3 PremoliSilva et al., 1988
T Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta   35.3 PremoliSilva et al., 1988
B Cribrohantkenina inflata   35.5 Coccioni et al., 1988
T Acarinina spp.   37.50–38.50 Nocchi et al., 1986
T Acarinina aculeata (SP11) 36.7* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
T Acarinina collactea   37.7 Berggren et al., 1985
T Subbotina linaperta   37.7 Berggren, 1992
T Morozovella spinulosa   38.1 Berggren et al., 1985
B Porticulasphaera semiinvoluta P15 38.4 Nocchi et al., 1986
T Planorotalites spp.   38.5 Nocchi et al., 1986
T Acarinina primitiva   39 Stott and Kennett, 1990
T Subbotina frontosa   39.3 Berggren et al., 1985
T Globigerinapsis beckmanni P14 40.1 Berggren et al., 1986
B Globigerinapsis beckmanni P13 40.5 Berggren et al., 1987
T Acarinina bullbrooki   40.5 Berggren et al., 1988
B Chiloguembelina cubensis (SP10) 41.2* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Turborotalia pomeroli   42.4 Berggren et al., 1989
B Globigerapsis index   42.9 Berggren et al., 1990
B Globigerapsis index (SP9)   Jenkins, 1993
B Morozovella lehneri   43.5 Berggren et al., 1991
T Morozovella aragonensis P12 43.6 Berggren et al., 1992
B Globigerinapsis kugleri P11 45.8 Berggren et al., 1995a
B Turborotalia possagnoensis   46 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Morozovella crater (SP8) 48.8* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Hantkenina nutalli P10 49 Berggren et al., 1985
B Planorotalites palmerae P9 50.4 Berggren et al., 1985
T Morozovella formosa P8 50.8 Berggren, 1969
B Acarinina pentacamerata   50.8 Stott and Kennett, 1990
B Morozovella aragonensis P7 52.3 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Morozovella marginodentata   52.5 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Morozovella lensiformis   52.7 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Subbotina velascoensis   53.5 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Morozovella aequa   53.6 Berggren et al., 1995a
B M. formosa formosa/M. lensiformis P6b 54 Berggren and Miller, 1988
B Morozovella crater (SP7)      54* Jenkins, 1993; Chaproniere et al., 1995
B Morozovella lensiformis   54 Berggren et al., 1995a
T Morozovella velascoensis P6 54.7 Berggren et al., 1995a
Paleocene/Eocene boundary   54.7  

Notes: Zone: parentheses = from Jenkins (1993). Age: * = from Chaproniere et al. (1995). B = bottom common occurrence, T = top common occurrence, FcO = first common occurrence, LcO = last common occurrence.

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