TABLE 1. Calcareous nannofossil species determined in the samples GG 501-1 and MV400005. MP = moderate to poor, P = poor, VP = very poor preservation, L = low abundance. Biozones follow Burnett (1998). ● taxon present, ≥ 2 specimens. ◌ taxon present, single specimen
Sample | GG 501-N1 | GG 501-N2 | MV400005-N1 | MV400005-N2 |
Nannofossil preservation | MP | P | VP | P |
Nannofossil abundance | L | L | L | L |
Biozone | UC0-UC2a | UC0-UC3a | ||
Species richness (SR) | 34 | 30 | 14 | 22 |
Axopodorhabdus albianus | ● | |||
Biscutum constans | ● | ● | ● | |
Broinsonia matalosa | ● | ● | ||
Broinsonia signata | ● | ● | ● | |
Bukrylithus ambiguus | ◌ | ● | ||
Calciosolenia fossilis | ● | ● | ||
Chiastozygus litterarius | ● | ◌ | ● | |
Chiastozygus platyrhetus | ◌ | ◌ | ||
Chiastozygus spissus | ◌ | |||
Chiastozygus synquadriperforatus | ● | |||
Cribrosphaerella ehrenbergii | ● | |||
Cyclagelosphaera margerellii | ◌ | ● | ● | |
Discorhabdus ignotus | ● | |||
Eiffellithus equibiramus | ● | ● | ||
Eiffellithus monechiae | ● | |||
Eiffellithus paragogus | ● | |||
Eiffellithus turriseiffelii | ● | ● | ● | |
Eprolithus apertior | ● | |||
Gartnerago theta | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Gorkaea operio | ◌ | ◌ | ||
Helicolithus compactus | ● | ● | ||
Litraphidites cf. acutus | ◌ | |||
Manivitella pemmatoidea | ● | |||
Prediscosphaera columnata | ● | ● | ● | |
Prediscosphaera cretacea | ● | |||
Radiolithus orbiculatus | ● | ● | ||
Radiolithus planus | ◌ | |||
Radiolithus undosus | ● | |||
Repagulum parvidentatum | ● | ● | ◌ | |
Retecapsa crenulata | ◌ | |||
Rhagodiscus angustus | ● | ◌ | ||
Rhagodiscus hamptonii | ◌ | |||
Rhagodiscus splendens | ● | |||
Rotelapillus crenulatus | ● | |||
Sollasites horticus | ● | ● | ◌ | |
Staurolithites ellipticus | ● | ● | ● | |
Staurolithites gausorhethium | ● | ● | ||
Staurolithites lafittei | ● | ● | ● | |
Tegumentum stradneri | ● | |||
Tranolithus orionatus | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Tubodiscus burnettiae | ◌ | |||
Watznaueria barnesiae | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Watznaueria baticlypeata | ◌ | |||
Zeugrhabdotus acanthus | ● | ● | ||
Zeugrhabdotus bicrescenticus | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Zeugrhabdotus diplogrammus | ● | ● | ||
Zeugrhabdotus embergeri | ● | |||
Zeugrhabdotus erectus | ● | ● | ||
Zeugrhabdotus howei | ● | ● | ||
Zeugrhabdotus trivectis | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Zeugrhabdotus xenotus | ● |