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Watkins, David K; Villa, Giuliana (2000): Range chart of calcareous nannofossils in sediment core CRP-2A (Table 1) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.144690, Supplement to: Watkins, DK; Villa, G (2000): Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica. Terra Antartica, 7(4), 443-452, hdl:10013/epic.28262.d001

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Abstract:
Rare calcareous nannofossils from the Cape Roberts Project drillhole CRP-2A indicate that this area was episodically invaded by marginal oceanic surface waters during the late and late early Oligocene. These depauperate assemblages lack most of the biostratigraphic index fossils for the Oligocene, but do provide two datum that aid in constraining the age of the section: the last appearance datum (LAD) of Dictyococcites bisectus (23.9 Ma) at 149.28 mbsf and the LAD of Chiasmolithus altus (26.1 Ma) at 412.25 mbsf. Calcareous nannofossil assemblages stratigraphically below c. 440 mbsf contain conspicuous evidence of reworking of older (late Eocene) specimens that renders age determination difficult.
Project(s):
Coverage:
Latitude: -77.005980 * Longitude: 163.719450
Date/Time Start: 1998-10-16T07:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-11-25T14:20:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 47.54 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 624.10 m
Event(s):
CRP-2A (14.2 km at 096° true from Cape Roberts) * Latitude: -77.005980 * Longitude: 163.719450 * Date/Time Start: 1998-10-16T07:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-11-25T14:20:00 * Elevation: -177.9 m * Recovery: 624 m * Location: off Cape Roberts, Ross Sea, Antarctica * Campaign: CRP-2 * Basis: Sampling/drilling from ice * Method/Device: Core wireline system (CWS) * Comment: 921 m at 284° from CRP-1. Sea-ice thickness: 2.0 m (1 Oct) to 2.2 m (23 Nov). Sea riser embedded to 13.03 mbsf. Lateral ice movement: 9.87 m to east from 17 Oct to 23 Nov. HQ core to 199.31 mbsf. NQ core to 624.15 mbsf. 13.03 to 45.97 mbsf, 11.29 m (34%) partially following CRP-2. 45.07 to 624.15 mbsf, 548.67 m (95%) new hole. Deepest core-lithology: hard sandy siltstone. Deepest core-age: earliest Oligocene (ca. 33 Ma on diatoms, nannofossils and dinoflagellates)
Comment:
The abundance of individual species is expressed by the following letters:R = rare (<5 sp. per traverse), F = few (6-10 sp. per traverse), C = common (>11 sp. per traverse)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Nannofossil abundanceNannos abundWatkins, David KAbundance estimateB = barren, VR = very rare (1-2 specimens per longitudinal traverse of the 40 mm smear slide), R = rare (3-10 specimens per traverse) and F = few (10-100 specimens per traverse)
Nannofossils preservationNannos preservWatkins, David KAbundance estimateP = poor (severely dissolved so that species identif. is frequently impaired), M = moderate (species identif. only occasionally impaired by diagenis) and G = good (mild or no diagenesisn species identif. not impaired)
Bicolumnus ovatusB. ovatusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Chiasmolithus altusC. altusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Dictyococcites bisectusD. bisectusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Dictyococites daviesiiD. daviesiiWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Dictyococites hesslandiiD. hesslandiiWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Dictyococites productusD. productusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
10 Isthmolithus recurvusI. recurvusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
11 Reticulofenestra hampdenensisR. hampdenensisWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
12 Reticulofenestra minutaR. minutaWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
13 Reticulofenestra minutulaR. minutulaWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
14 Reticulofenestra oamaruensisR. oamaruensisWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
15 Reticulofenestra umbilicusR. umbilicusWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
16 Sphenolithus sp.Sphenolithus sp.Watkins, David KAbundance estimatecf. S. moriformis
17 Thoracosphaera sp.Thoracosphaera sp.Watkins, David KAbundance estimate
18 Thoracosphaera heimiiT. heimiiWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
19 Thoracosphaera saxeaT. saxeaWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
20 Nannofossils indeterminataNannos indetWatkins, David KAbundance estimatesp. A
21 Triquetrorhabdulus sp.Triquetrorhabdulus sp.Watkins, David KAbundance estimate
22 Species richnessSWatkins, David KAbundance estimate
Size:
625 data points

Data

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Depth sed [m]

Nannos abund

Nannos preserv

B. ovatus

C. altus

D. bisectus

D. daviesii

D. hesslandii

D. productus
10 
I. recurvus
11 
R. hampdenensis
12 
R. minuta
13 
R. minutula
14 
R. oamaruensis
15 
R. umbilicus
16 
Sphenolithus sp.
17 
Thoracosphaera sp.
18 
T. heimii
19 
T. saxea
20 
Nannos indet
21 
Triquetrorhabdulus sp.
22 
S
47.54B0
136.63B0
140.22B0
144.44VRPRR2
146.18VRPRR2
148.06RMRFI3
149.28RRRRFR5
149.45RPRRRR5
149.52B0
149.60RRRRR4
149.66RPRR2
150.70FGRRRRRRR7
152.40FGRRCRRRR7
153.70RGRFRR4
155.20FGFRRRR5
156.07RMRRCRRR6
157.06RPRRR3
158.50RPRRFRR5
161.42RMRRRRRR6
163.50RMRRRRR5
165.63VRMR1
166.98RMRRR3
167.35VRPR1
169.58B0
171.50B0
173.46B0
177.03B0
178.89B0
180.75B0
181.74RMRRFR4
183.15RMR1
193.65B0
195.70RMRRRRR5
198.83RMRRRRR5
200.15RRRRRRR6
200.54RMRRR3
215.52RMR1
215.75B0
222.25VRMR1
227.34B0
231.03B0
236.25VRMR1
245.50RMR1
250.03B0
253.55B0
256.09B0
260.02B0
260.20B0
261.26B0
266.91B0
285.57B0
292.10B0
296.39VRPR1
296.76B0
296.83VRPRRR3
302.16B0
306.14B0
306.66B0
316.40B0
318.80B0
319.52B0
320.85B0
321.53B0
324.45B0
325.51B0
330.26B0
330.69RGFR2
330.82RGRFRR4
332.11RPRRRR4
333.26RPRR3
334.40RMR1
335.35RMRRR3
339.80VRMR1
340.00RMRR2
340.19RPRRR3
340.28B0
345.45B0
345.66B0
346.31B0
358.22VRPR1
358.40B0
358.49FPFC2
369.85B0
381.60B0
382.09B0
383.00RP0
384.36B0
389.00B0
390.17B0
394.13B0
396.98RMRRR3
397.92VRPRRR3
401.06B0
409.38VRMR1
410.10B0
410.94B0
412.25RMRFR3
413.05RMRRR3
426.49B0
429.32B0
439.82B0
443.18VRMRR2
444.38B0
444.78VRPRRR3
446.70VRPR1
448.92B0
449.35RMRRRR4
451.30VRPR1
453.19FPRRRR4
454.51B0
456.32RPRR1
457.00FGRFR?3
457.74RPRRRR2
458.49FMRRR4
459.10BR0
459.52RGRR?RR6
460.28FGRCRR5
461.76RPRR2
462.55FGCRCR4
463.36FMFRFR4
464.00FMRRR3
465.00RMRCRR?4
466.24VRPR1
467.24RMRR2
467.76RPRR2
468.73FMRFRR4
471.00RPRR2
471.11RMRR2
472.66FMRRRR4
474.63RRRR3
478.29RR1
481.69VRMR1
486.30B0
486.86B0
500.08B0
502.67B0
504.64B0
506.03B0
507.88B0
508.70B0
510.22B0
523.68B0
524.44B0
529.75B0
531.65B0
536.60B0
543.85B0
548.61B0
556.92B0
559.14B0
564.68B0
568.10B0
575.50B0
584.57B0
604.60B0
611.96B0
612.97B0
619.11RPR1
623.03B0
623.39B0
623.60FMRFFRR4
624.10B0