Early Pliocene to Pleistocene planktonic foraminiferal datum levels in the North Pacific: DSDP Sites 173, 310, 296

Gerta Keller

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Abstract

Continuous late Neogene planktonic foraminiferal records have been studied in the deep-sea cores of DSDP Sites 173, 310, and 296 across mid-latitudes of the North Pacific. These three sites have been correlated on the basis of planktonic foraminiferal events and major paleoclimatic/paleoceanographic intervals and tied to diatom, radiolarian, and nannofossil datum levels, and paleomagnetic and isotopic stratigraphy. Ten planktonic foraminiferal datum levels have been recognized within these Pliocene to Pleistocene sections; two of these are recognizable within the Pleistocene and eight within the Pliocene. Six planktonic foraminiferal zones are proposed which combined with the foraminiferal datum levels provide a high resolution biostratigraphic correlation for the mid-latitudes of the North Pacific.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)281-294
Number of pages14
JournalMarine Micropaleontology
Volume4
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oceanography
  • Palaeontology

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