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Table T2. Planktonic foraminifer datum events for 10–35 Ma, Expedition 313. (See table notes.)

Epoch Zone Planktonic foraminifer event Age (Ma) Reference
Miocene M13/N16 T Neogloboquadrina nympha 10.1 Berggren et al., 1995
B Neogloboquadrina acostaensis 10.9 Berggren et al., 1995
M12/N15 T Paragloborotalia mayeri 11.4 Berggren et al., 1995
M11/N14 B Globoturborotalita nepenthes 11.8 Berggren et al., 1995
M10/N13 T Globorotalia praescitula 11.9 Berggren et al., 1995
T Fohsella fohsi spp. 11.9 Berggren et al., 1995
M9b B Fohsella fohsi robusta 12.3 Berggren et al., 1995
M9a/N12 B Fohsella fohsi lobata 12.5 Berggren et al., 1995
M8/N11 B Fohsella fohsi fohsi 12.7 Berggren et al., 1995
M7/N10 B Neogloboquadrina nympha 13.4 Berggren et al., 1995
T Fohsella peripheroronda 13.8 Shackleton et al., 1999
T Globorotalia archeomenardii 13.9 Shackleton et al., 1999
B Globorotalia praemenardii 14.2 Shackleton et al., 1999
B Fohsella peripheroacuta 14.8 Berggren et al., 1995
M6/N9 T Praeorbulina sicana 14.8 Berggren et al., 1995
T Praeorbulina glomerosa 14.8 Berggren et al., 1995
B Orbulina suturalis 15.1 Berggren et al., 1995
M5b T Globorotalia miozea 15.9 Berggren et al., 1995
B Praeorbulina circularis 16.0 Berggren et al., 1995
B Praeorbulina glomerosa 16.1 Berggren et al., 1995
M5a/N8 B Praeorbulina curva 16.3 Berggren et al., 1995
B Praeorbulina sicana 16.4 Berggren et al., 1995
M4b T Globorotalia incognita 16.4 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globorotalia miozea 16.7 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globorotalia birnageae 16.7 Berggren et al., 1995
M4a/N7 T Catapsydrax dissimilis 17.3 Berggren et al., 1995
M3/N6 T Globorotalia zealandica 17.3 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globorotalia semivera 17.3 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globoquadrina dehiscens f. spinosa 17.9 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globorotalia praescitula 18.5 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globigerinatella insueta 18.8 Berggren et al., 1995
M2/N5 B Globigerinoides altiaperturus 20.5 Berggren et al., 1995
T Tenuitella munda 21.5 Berggren et al., 1995
T Paragloborotalia kugleri 21.5 Berggren et al., 1995
M1b B Globorotalia incognita 21.6 Berggren et al., 1995
T Paragloborotalia pseudokugleri 21.6 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globigerina angulisuturalis 21.6 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globoquadrina globularis 22.8 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globoquadrina dehiscens 23.2 Berggren et al., 1995
M1a/N4 B Paragloborotalia kugleri 23.8 Berggren et al., 1995
Oligocene O6/P22 T Turborotalia euapertura 23.8 Berggren et al., 1995
T Tenuitella gemma 24.3 Berggren et al., 1995
Bc Globigerinoides primordius 24.3 Berggren et al., 1995
B Paragloborotalia pseudokugleri 25.9 Berggren et al., 1995
B Globigerinoides primordius 26.7 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globigerina labiacrassata 27.1 Berggren et al., 1995
T Paragloborotalia opima 27.1 Berggren et al., 1995
O5/P21b Tc Chiloguembelina cubensis 28.5 Berggren et al., 1995
O4/P21a B Globigerina angulisuturalis 29.4 Berggren et al., 1995
O3/P20 T Subbotina angiporoides 30.0 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globigerina ampliapertura 30.3 Berggren et al., 1995
O2/P19 B Paragloborotalia opima 30.6 Berggren et al., 1995
T Pseudohastigerina spp. 32.0 Berggren et al., 1995
O1 P18 B Cassigerinella chipolensis 33.7 Berggren et al., 1995
T Hantkenina spp. 33.7 Berggren et al., 1995
Eocene E16 T Turborotalia cerroazulensis 33.8 Berggren et al., 1995
P17 T Cribrohantkenina inflata 34.0 Berggren et al., 1995
P16 T Globigerapsis index 34.3 Berggren et al., 1995
E15 B Turborotalia cunialensis 35.2 Berggren et al., 1995
P15 T Turborotalia pomeroli 35.3 Berggren et al., 1995
T Globigerinatheka semiinvoluta 35.8 Berggren et al., 1995

Notes: T = top, B = base, Bc = base common, Tc = top common. Bold text = biostratigraphic marker for the base of each zone. Planktonic foraminifer M zones from Berggren et al. (1995), E and O zones from Berggren and Pearson (2005), N zones from Blow (1969), and P zones from Berggren and Miller (1988).

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