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Pospichal, James J; Wise, Sherwood W (1990): Abundance of calcareous nannofossils across the K/T boundary at ODP Hole 113-690C (Table 1) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746448, Supplement to: Pospichal, JJ; Wise, SW (1990): Calcareous nannofossils across the K/T boundary, ODP Hole 690C, Maud Rise, Weddell Sea. In: Barker, PF, Kennett, JP; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 113, 515-532, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.113.204.1990

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Abstract:
A biostratigraphically continuous, but intensely bioturbated, Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary sequence was cored during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 113 on Maud Rise (65°S) in the Weddell Sea off East Antarctica. This interval is the first recovered by ODP/DSDP in the South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean and offers a unique opportunity to study the nannofossil sequences leading up to and beyond the terminal Cretaceous event at a high southern latitude.
The K/T boundary lies just within Chron 29R and is placed at ODP Sample 113-690C-15X-4, 41.5 cm. An iridium anomaly was independently noted at about this level as well. Upper Maestrichtian-lower Paleocene sediments consist mostly of light-colored nannofossil chalks. Dark brown sediments at the base of the Danian (Zone CPla) are characterized by an increased clay content attributed to a drop in calcareous microplankton productivity following the terminal Cretaceous event.
Although delineation of the boundary is hampered by intense bioturbation, the sharp color contrast between overlying clay-rich, dark brown chalks of the Tertiary and light cream colored chalks of the Cretaceous aids in the selection of the K/T horizon. Several dark colored burrows sampled at intervals as far as 1.3 m below the boundary and within the light colored Cretaceous chalk were found to contain up to 17% Tertiary nannofossils.
Calcareous nannofossils from the boundary interval were divided into three groups for quantitative study. The three groups, "Cretaceous," "Tertiary," and "Survivor," exhibit a sequential change across the boundary with the Cretaceous forms giving way to a Survivor-dominated assemblage beginning at the boundary followed shortly thereafter by the appearance of the Tertiary taxa, Cruciplacolithus and Hornibrookina. The species, H. edwardsii, comprises nearly 50% of the assemblage just above the Zone CPla/CPlb boundary, an abundance not reported elsewhere at this level. Calculation of individual species abundances reveals several additional differences between this K/T boundary interval and those studied from middle and low latitude sections. The percentage of Thoracosphaera is much lower at the boundary in this section and a small form, Prediscosphaera stoveri, is extremely abundant in Cretaceous sediments just below the boundary.
Project(s):
Coverage:
Latitude: -65.160000 * Longitude: 1.204800
Date/Time Start: 1987-01-21T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-01-23T20:30:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 247.080 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 248.850 m
Event(s):
113-690C * Latitude: -65.160000 * Longitude: 1.204800 * Date/Time Start: 1987-01-21T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-01-23T20:30:00 * Elevation: -2925.0 m * Penetration: 321.2 m * Recovery: 177.19 m * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Leg113 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 23 cores; 200.6 m cored; 0 m drilled; 88.3 % recovery
Comment:
<1 = present, but not noted within count of 500 specimens.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
EpochEpochPospichal, James J
Nannofossil zoneNannos zonePospichal, James J#1
Nannofossil zoneNannos zonePospichal, James J#1
Sample code/labelSample labelPospichal, James JDSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Biantholithus sparsusB. sparsus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisTertiary
Cruciplacolithus primusC. primus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisC. primus/tenuis, Tertiary
Hornibrookina edwardsiiH. edwardsii#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisTertiary
Biscutum castrorumB. castrorum#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
10 Cyclagelosphaera reinhardtiiC. reinhardtii#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
11 Lapideacassis sp.Lapideacassis sp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
12 Markalius inversusM. inversus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
13 Neocrepidolithus spp.Neocrepidolithus spp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
14 Thoracosphaera spp.Thoracosphaera spp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
15 Zygodiscus sigmoidesZ. sigmoides#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisSurvivors
16 Acuturris scotusA. scotus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
17 Ahmuellerella octoradiataA. octoradiata#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
18 Arkhangelskiella spp.Arkhangelskiella spp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
19 Chiastozygus sp.Chiastozygus sp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
20 Cretarhabdus conicusC. conicus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
21 Cribrosphaerella daniaeC. daniae#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
22 Cribrosphaerella ehrenbergiiC. ehrenbergii#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
23 Eiffellithus turriseiffeliiE. turriseiffelii#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
24 Gartnerago spp.Gartnerago spp.#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
25 Kamptnerius magnificusK. magnificus#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
26 Micula decussataM. decussata#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
27 Nephrolithus frequensN. frequens#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
28 Prediscosphaera cretaceaP. cretacea#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
29 Prediscosphaera spinosaP. spinosa#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
30 Prediscosphaera stoveriP. stoveri#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysisCretaceous
31 Nannofossils, tertiaryNannos tertiary#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysis
32 Nannofossils, survivorNannos survivor#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysis
33 Nannofossils, cretaceousNannos cretaceous#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysis
34 NannofossilsNannos#Pospichal, James JSmear slide analysis
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Data

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Epoch

Nannos zone
(#1)

Nannos zone
(#1)

Sample label
(DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation)

Depth sed [m]

B. sparsus [#]
(Tertiary, Smear slide analysis)

C. primus [#]
(C. primus/tenuis, Tertiary, S...)

H. edwardsii [#]
(Tertiary, Smear slide analysis)

B. castrorum [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
10 
C. reinhardtii [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
11 
Lapideacassis sp. [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
12 
M. inversus [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
13 
Neocrepidolithus spp. [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
14 
Thoracosphaera spp. [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
15 
Z. sigmoides [#]
(Survivors, Smear slide analysis)
16 
A. scotus [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
17 
A. octoradiata [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
18 
Arkhangelskiella spp. [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
19 
Chiastozygus sp. [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
20 
C. conicus [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
21 
C. daniae [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
22 
C. ehrenbergii [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
23 
E. turriseiffelii [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
24 
Gartnerago spp. [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
25 
K. magnificus [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
26 
M. decussata [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
27 
N. frequens [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
28 
P. cretacea [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
29 
P. spinosa [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
30 
P. stoveri [#]
(Cretaceous, Smear slide analysis)
31 
Nannos tertiary [#]
(Smear slide analysis)
32 
Nannos survivor [#]
(Smear slide analysis)
33 
Nannos cretaceous [#]
(Smear slide analysis)
34 
Nannos [#]
(Smear slide analysis)
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus tenuis (CP1b)113-690C-15X-3,118-120247.080022634310181214121215133100707502226018757504
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus tenuis (CP1b)113-690C-15X-3,133-134247.2300220517100141251045050021101105001227120642519
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus tenuis (CP1b)113-690C-15X-3,151-152247.39003235700038222509114027110140151401123818289509
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,1-2247.410<101555710221886401006103301621619089155175178508
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,7-8247.470011549500161620370301100062260515532133509
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,14-15247.5400020550038109177130262514131497222106520289229538
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,20-21247.60000<156111683116135231417323290443901170201300501
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,29-30247.69000<14420202617784262919321340454531370170338508
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,35-36247.75000148201824271122394725130324453811231165336502
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,37,7247.7770001310752657013571647115045353252093409502
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,39,3247.79300390040020360322131769221263531213333470506
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,40,9247.80900021001294741623322027953240573751580120398518
early PaleoceneZygodiscus sigmoidesCruciplacolithus primus (CP1a)113-690C-15X-4,41,5247.815001221001047541031651522428220573552151296419527
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,41,8247.81800000000001133068217652905342028300504504
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,42,7247.827000260084167123181713623101573322240106392498
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,43247.830000190075135130262132074821059503224067450517
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,43-44247.830<100151085126115481142712252256460190056457513
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,43,1247.83100010000027128916209212007639129803527530
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,43,8247.83700027004131997412281844661372512380144373517
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,44,7247.84600020008406972151916913190634252340101426527
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,45,3247.852000002000111335513327364807632123003502505
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,45,3247.8521001400671479123182454317073431218175430506
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,46-47247.860000180011326097442102753428077390176094431525
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,47247.8690001200440195311062552217063171304039461500
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,48-49247.880000120097144161342112384635173401198073453526
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,48,6247.88500000000101361621118335509721129001505506
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,49-50247.8900008011201999442132162324078462228031491492
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,50,8247.907000121254135123132121862519064382252060448510
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,53-54247.930000400120515730223224310251106374207012496508
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,57-58247.97000010000013126414122789832091453212014510524
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,65,7248.050000482115113130141162410342231452601580210309519
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,66-67248.06000000000111711386212541084409657118202520522
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,78-79248.180000001000019644119296942518561219101502503
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,90-91248.310200351111151661633111317773320563601692130391523
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,94-95248.340000000001120928319231018103009444321402525527
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,133,1248.730068452011642154120150711431140263127590229201520
late MaestichtianNephrolithus frequensCribrosphaerella daniae113-690C-15X-4,145-146248.850000000000028244023237603817369019400508508