RANGE CHART OF LATE EOCENE TO RECENT PLANKTONIK FORAMINIFERA (Compiled from W.H.

BLOW, 1969

KAENOZOICUM
TERTIARY
EOCENE OLIGOCENE MIOCENE PLEISTOCENE
PLIOCENE
middle late early middle late early middle late Holocene
a b c d e.1-4 e.5 f.1 f.2 f.3 f.4 g h

N1 P20
N2 P21
N3 P22

N10
N11
N12
N13
N14
N15

N16

N17

N18

N19

N20

N21
P13
P14
P15
P16
P17

P18

P19

N4
N5
N6
N7
N8
N9
 QUARTER-
NARY
Globorotalia tosaensis tenuitheca
0.8

N21
Globorotalia multicamerata /

Tg - Th
N20 Pulleniatina obliquiloculata

PLIOCENE
Spaeroidinella dehiscens /
N19
Globoquadrina altispira
Globorotalia tumida /
N18
Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens praedehiscens
N17 Globorotalia plesiotumida

Upper
N16 Globorotalia acostaensis / Globorotalia merotumida
N15 Globorotalia continuosa
N14 Globigerina nepenthes / Globorotalia siakensis
N13 Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens / Globigerina druryi

Tf

MIOCENE
middle
N12 Globorotalia fohsi
N11 Globorotalia praefohsi
N10 Globorotalia peripheroacuta
N9 Orbulina suturalis / Globorotalia peripheroronda
N8 Globigerinoides sicanus / Globigerinatella insueta
N7 Globigerinatella insueta / Globigerinoides quadrilobatus trilobus

Lower
N6 Globigerinatella insueta / Globigerinita dissimilis

Te
N5 Globoquadrina dehiscens praedehiscens / Globoquadrina dehisccens
N4 Globigerinoides quadrilobatus primordius / Globorotalia kugleri
N3 P22 Globigerina angulisuturalis
N2 P21 Globigerina angulisuturalis / Globorotalia opima

OLIGOCENE
N1 P20 Globigerina ampliapertura

Td
Globigerina selli /
P19
Pseudohastigerina barbadiensis

Tc
Globigerina tapurlensis
P18
(Pseudohastigerina micra / Cassigerinella chipolensis)
P17 Globigerina gortanii / Globorotalia centralis

Upper
Tb

EOCENE
P16 Cribrohantkenina inflata / Globorotalia cerroazulensis
P15 Globigerapsis mexicana (Globigerapsis semi involuta)

middle
P14 Truncorotaloides rohri / Globigerinita howei

Ta
P13 Orbulinoides beckmanni (Particulosphaera mexicana)
d from W.H. BLOW, 1969 and J.A. POSTUMA, 1974)

ERA Review and revision of Cen

PERIODS and calibration to the g
BLOW, 1969
PLEISTOCENE Bridget S. Wade a,⁎, Paul N. Pearso
EPOCHS Re
Holocene
LETTER CODE FAR EAST
N22

N23

CHART No. (BLOW) 1969 TOP/BOTTOM ZONA ZONA

Orbulinoides beckmanni FO P13 E13

Orbulinoides beckmanni FO P13 E12
Truncorotaloides rohri LO P14
Globigerapsis mexicana FO P15
Cribrohantkenina inflata FO P16
Globigerina ampliapertura FO/LO P17/P20 O3
Globigerina tapuriensis FO P18
Globigerina selli FO P19
Globigerina angulisuturalis FO N2/P21
Globigerina angulisuturalis FO N2/P21 O4
Globorotalia opima LO N3/P22 O6
Globorotalia opima LO N3/P22
Globigerinoides primordius FO N4
Globigerinoides primordius FO N4
Globoquadrina dehiscens FO N5
Globoquadrina dehiscens FO N5 M1b
Globoquadrina praedehiscens LO N5
Globigerinatella insueta FO N6
Globigerinatella insueta FO N6
Globigerinita dissimilis LO N6
Globigerinoides quadrilobatus
Globigerinoides trilobus F0 N7
Globigerinita sicanus
Globigerinita insueta LO N8
Orbulina bilobata FO N9
Orbulina suturalis FO N9 M6
Orbulina universa FO N9
Globorotalia peripheroronda FO N10
Globorotalia peripheroacuta FO N10 M7
Globorotalia praefohsi FO N11 M8
Globorotalia fohsi fohsi FO N12 M10
Globorotalia fohsi fohsi FO N12 M9a
Globorotalia fohsi lobata FO N12 M9a
Globorotalia fohsi robusta FO N12 M9b
Globigerina druryi LO N13
Sphaeroidinella subdehiscens FO N13
Globigerina nepenthes FO N14 PL2
Globigerina nepenthes FO N14 M11
 Globorotalia siakensis LO N14
Globorotalia continuosa LO N15
Globorotalia acostoaensis FO N16
Globorotalia merotumida FO N16
Globorotalia plesiotumida FO N17
Globorotalia plesiotumida FO N17 M13b
Globorotalia tumida FO N18 PL1
Globorotalia tumida FO N18 PL1
Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens LO N18
Sphaeroidinellopsis praedehiscens FO N18
Globoquadrina altispira FO N19
Sphaeroidinella dehiscens FO N19
Pulleniatina obliquiloculata FO N20
Globorotalia tenuitheca FO N21
Globorotalia tosaensis FO N21
Globorotalia tosaensis FO N21 PT1b
Globorotalia multicamerata LO N21
0.6 Globorotalia truncatulinoides FO N22
Globigerina calida FO N23
Sphaeroidinella excavata FO N23
N22

N23

ZONE No. (BLOW) 1969

Globorotalia truncatulinoides

Globigerina calida / Sphaeroidinella excavata

FORAMINIFERA
PLANKTONIK
ZONES

g - Th LETTER CODE FAR EAST

QUARTER-
EPOCHS
NARY
 Review and revision of Cenozoic tropical planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy
and calibration to the geomagnetic polarity and astronomical time scale
Bridget S. Wade a,⁎, Paul N. Pearson b, William A. Berggren c,d, Heiko Pälike e (Earth-Science
Reviews 104 (2011) 111–142)

TOP/BOTTOM DATUM UMUR ((Ma) UMUR ((Ma)

T/Top Orbulinoides beckmanni 40 40

B/Bottom Orbulinoides beckmanni 40.5 40.5

T/Top Turborotalia ampliapertura 30.3 30.3

T/Top Globigerina angulisuturalis 21.6 21.6

B/Bottom Globigerina angulisuturalis 29.4 29.4
T/Top Paragloborotalia opima 27.5 27.5
B/Bottom Paragloborotalia opima 30.6 30.6
LCO Globigerinoides primordius 24.3 24.3
B/Bottom Globigerinoides primordius 26.7 26.7
T/Top Globoquadrina dehiscens 5.8 5.8
B/Bottom Globoquadrina dehiscens 23.2 23.2

T/Top Globigerinatella insueta 14.69 15

B/Bottom Globigerinatella insueta 17.69 17.4

B/Bottom Globigerinoides trilobus 23.73 22.9

B/Bottom Orbulina suturalis 15.1 15.1

T/Top Fohsella peripheroronda 13.77 13.87

B/Bottom Fohsella peripheroacuta 14.23 14.02
B/Bottom Fohsella “praefohsi” 13.74 14
T/Top Fohsella fohsi 11.71 11.68
B/Bottom Fohsella fohsi 13.34 13.42
B/Bottom Fohsella lobata 12.5
B/Bottom Fohsella robusta 13.09 13.18

T/Top Globoturborotalita nepenthes 4.36 4.39

B/Bottom Globoturborotalita nepenthes 11.55 11.64
 T/Top Globorotalia plesiotumida 3.76 3.77
B/Bottom Globorotalia plesiotumida 8.52 8.58
B/Bottom Globorotalia tumida 5.51 5.59
B/Bottom Globorotalia tumida 5.63 5.82
B/Bottom Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens 13 13.03

B/Bottom Sphaeroidinella dehiscens 5.48 5.54

B/Bottom Globorotalia tosaensis 3.35 3.35

T/Top Globorotalia tosaensis 0.61 0.61
T/Top Globorotalia multicamerata 2.99 3.1
B/Bottom Globorotalia truncatulinoides 1.93 1.92
B/Bottom Globigerinella calida 0.22 0.22