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Thomas, Ellen; Vincent, Edith (1987): Calcium carbonate contents and oxygen and carbon isotopic compositions of planktic and benthic foraminifera in sediments at DSDP Site 85-575 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.712912, Supplement to: Thomas, E; Vincent, E (1987): Equatorial Pacific deep-sea benthic foraminifera: Faunal changes before the middle Miocene polar cooling. Geology, 15(11), 1035-1039, https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15%3C1035:EPDBFF%3E2.0.CO;2

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Abstract:
Data on the composition of benthic foraminiferal faunas at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 575 in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean were combined with benthic and planktonic carbon- and oxygen-isotope records and CaCO3 data. Changes in the composition of the benthic foraminiferal faunas at Site 575 predated the middle Miocene period of growth of the Antarctic ice cap and cooling of the deep ocean waters by about 2 m.y., and thus were not caused by this cooling (as has been proposed). The benthic faunal changes may have been caused by increased variability in corrosivity of the bottom waters, possibly resulting from enhanced productivity in the surface waters.
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Coverage:
Latitude: 5.850000 * Longitude: -135.036000
Date/Time Start: 1982-04-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1982-04-21T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 14.19 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 227.77 m
Event(s):
85-575 * Latitude: 5.850000 * Longitude: -135.036000 * Date/Time: 1982-04-21T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4536.0 m * Penetration: 98.6 m * Recovery: 99.4 m * Location: North Pacific/FLANK * Campaign: Leg85 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 cores; 98.6 m cored; 0 m drilled; 100.8 % recovery
Comment:
On 2017-09-25 it was noted, that ages were given as 5 ka instead of 5 Ma. The numbers were recalculated (x1000) to fit to the unit.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
2AGEAgeka BPGeocode
3Calcium carbonateCaCO3%Thomas, Ellen
4Oridorsalis umbonatus, δ18OO. umbonatus δ18O‰ PDBThomas, Ellen
5Oridorsalis umbonatus, δ13CO. umbonatus δ13C‰ PDBThomas, Ellen
6Globoquadrina venezuelana, δ18OG. venezuelana δ18O‰ PDBThomas, Ellen
7Globoquadrina venezuelana, δ13CG. venezuelana δ13C‰ PDBThomas, Ellen
Size:
490 data points

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