Table 3. Eocene to lower Miocene Tofino Basin ichthyoliths also occurring in deep-sea strata (cores). An interpretation (based on lithologies and faunas) of approximate in situ Tofino Basin ichthyolith/sediment deposition or transport/reworking is indicated.

Ichthyolith subtype	Ichthyolith subtype deep-sea strata occurrence	Overlap occurrence	Tofino Basin ichthyolith occurrence and deposition	No. spec.
triangle transverse line across Doyle et al., 1974	upper Paleocene to lower Miocene	Oligocene, lower Miocene	mainly Oligocene; possibly lower Miocene; ~ in situ	7
cf. rhombus kite Gupta, 1991	Eocene to Oligocene	Oligocene	Oligocene; in situ	1
ogee lanceolate Tway et al., 1985	Eocene to middle Miocene	Oligocene	Oligocene; in situ	3
triangle one canal above Doyle et al., 1974	Eocene to middle Miocene	upper Eocene, Oligocene	upper Eocene and Oligocene; possibly lower Miocene; in situ	5
triangle double flex Dunsworth et al., 1975	middle Eocene to middle Miocene	upper Eocene, Oligocene	upper Eocene and Oligocene; possibly lower-middle Miocene; ~ in situ	4
short side peaks differentiated margin Doyle et al., 1974	upper Eocene to middle Miocene	upper Eocene, Oligocene	upper Eocene and Oligocene; in situ	7
kite-shaped longitudinal line Doyle et al., 1974	Maastrichtian to Oligocene	Upper Cretaceous to Oligocene	lithologies indicate common reworked Cretaceous-Paleogene materials	13
pointed and skirted Doyle et al., 1978	Cretaceous to lower Eocene; rare (reworked?): middle Eocene to lower Pliocene	Cretaceous to lower Eocene	lithologies indicate common reworked Cretaceous-Paleogene materials	42