early cretaceous (103-138 ma time-slice) - …...valanginian hauterivian barremian aptian albian 105...

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Hau

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Bar

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Aptian

Albian

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115

120

125

130

135

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

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Early

E. Val.

E. Haut.

E. B

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m.

Lt. B

arre

m.

E. A

pt. -

B

edou

lian

M. A

pt. -

G

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sian

Lt. A

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C

lans

ayes

ian

E. Albian

M. Albian

Lt. Albian

M12A

M12

M11A

M11

M10N

M10

M9

M8

M7

M6

M5

M3

M1

M0r

(C34 n)

M"-1"r

(C34 n)

M"-2" r set

(C34 n)

M"-3" r set

C34

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Nor

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Prodichotomites

Dichotomites

Dicostella tuberculatum

Olcostephanus spp.

Ende. amblygonium

Ende. noricum

Endemoceras regale

Speetoniceras inversum

Milanowskia speetonensis

Crasp. gottschei

Craspedodiscus discofalcatus

Paracrioceras rarocinctum

Haplocrioceras fissicostatum

Paracr. elegans

Paracrioceras denckmanni

Ancyloceras inexum / S. pingue

Simanocyloceras stolleyi

Parancyloceras bidentatum / Paran. scalare

Prodeshayesites fissicostatus

Desh. forbesi

Deshayesites deshayesi

Tropaeum bowerbanki

Cheloniceras martinoides

Parahoplites nutfieldiensis

Hypacanthoplites jacobi

Leymeriella tardefurcata

Douvilleiceras mammillatum

Hoplites dentatus

Euhoplites loricatus

Euhoplites lautus

Mortoniceras inflatum

Prodich. hollwedensis

Prodichotomites polytomus

Dich. crassusDich. triptychoites

Dichotomites bidichotomoidesProdichotomites ivanovi

Simbir. marginatus

Simbirskites variabilis

Prodeshay. bodei

Prodeshayesites obsoletus

Deshay. fittoni

Deshay. kiliani

Deshayesites callidiscus

Cheloniceras parinodum

Deshayesites grandis

Dufrenoyia transitoria

Chelon. meyendorffi

Chelon. debile

Chelon. gracile

Cheloniceras buxtorfi

Tropaeum subarcticum

Parahoplites nutfieldiensis

Nolaniceras nolani

Hypa. rubricosus

Hypacanthoplites anglicus

Leym. schrammeni

Leym. acuticostata

Leymeriella regularis

Sonn. perinflata

Sonneratia kitchini

Cleoniceras floridum

Otohoplites raulinianus

Protohoplites puzosianus

Otohoplites bulliensis

Pseudosonneratia steinmanni

Lyelliceras lyelli

Hoplites spathi

Anahoplites intermedius

Dimorphoplites niobe

Mojsisovicsia subdelaruei

Euhop. meandrinus

Euhoplites nitidus

Anahoplites daviesi

Diploceras cristatum

Hyst. orbignyi

Hysteroceras varicosum

Callihoplites auritus

Busnardoites campylotoxus

Saynoceras verrucosum

Neocomites peregrinus

Criosarasinella furcillata

Acanthodiscus radiatus

Spitidiscus hugii

Nick. nicklesi

Nicklesia pulchella

Kotetishvilia compressissima

Coronites darsi

Ancyloceras vandenheckii

Gerhardtia sartousi

Hemihoplites feraudianus

Imerites giraudi

Colchidites sarasini

Pseudocrioceras waagenoides

Deshay. oglanlensis

Deshay. weissi

Deshayesites deshayesi

Dufrenoyia furcata

Epicheloniceras subnodosocostatum

Parahoplites melchioris

Nolaniceras nolani

Hypacanthoplites jacobi

Same as Boreal (NW Europe)

Saynoceras verrucosum

Karakaschiceras pronecostatum

Neocomites peregrinus

Olcostephanus nicklesi

Criosarasinella furcillata

Teschenites callisdiscus

Diodochoceras nodosocostatum

Hypacanthoplites rubricosus

Globuligerina hoterivica

Hedbergella sigali/ delrioensis

Hedbergella similis

Globigerinelloides blowi

Leupoldina cabri

Globigerinelloides ferreolensis

Globigerinelloides algeriana

Hedbergella gorbachikae

Ticinella bejaouaensis

Hedbergella planispira

Ticinella primula

Ticinella praeticinensis

Rotalipora subticinensis

Rotalipora ticinensis

Rotalipora ticinensis

Ticinella praeticinensis

Ticinella primula



Leupoldina cabri(consistent)

Leupoldina cabri (rare)

Globigerinelloides blowi

Hedbergella similis

Hedbergella sigali/ delrioensis

Rotalipora subticinensis



Leupoldina cabri

Simplorbites papyracea

Citharinella pinnaeformis

Gavelinella cenomanica

Hoeglundia carpenteri

Arenobulimina macfadyeni, D. gradata

P. subfusiformis

Gavelinella intermedia

Gavelinella brielensis

Conorotalites aptiensis

Coronotalites intercedens

Gavelinella barremiana

Coronotalites bartensteini

Gavelinella sigmoicosta

Haplophragmium aequale

Citharina harpa, C. seitzi

D. (Marssonella) kummi

Hoeglundina chapmani

Arenobulimina macfadyeni

Hoeglundina carpenteri

Gaudrynia dividens



Lenticulina (Gaudriyadhella) ouachensis

Hauerina (Wellmannella) antiqua

Lenticulina schreiteri

Epistomina caracolla

Gavelinella sigmoicosta, Haplophragmium aequale,

Citharina harpa

Hauerina (Wellmannella) antiqua

Hechtina praeantiqua, C. seitzi

Textularia chapmani

Eggerellina mariae

Arenobulimina chapmani, Gavelinella baltica

P. schloenbachi

Citharinella karreri

C. chapmani

C. pseudodiscors

Quinqueloculina antiqua

S. bettenstaedti

E. (Pseudotextulariella) cretosa

C. d'orbignyi

Pleurostomella praebulbosa

S. lata

P. prima

Saracenaria (Grimsdaleinella) spinosa, Gaudryina dividens,

Valvulineria sp.

Hoeglundina chapmani, Epistomina spinulifera

V. procera

Citharina acuminata

Conorboides lamplughi

Lenticulina heiermanni, Lenticulina ouachensis

ouachensis

D. praeoxycona

Textularia bettenstaedti

Gaudryinella sherlocki

D. moorbergensis

Lenticulina hauteriviana hauteriviana, M. bettenstaedi

Epistomina ornata

Citharina sparsicostata, T. pseudoroemeri

D. hechti

S. asperula

Epistomina spinulifera

E. (Pseudotextulariella) cretosa, Citharinella karreri, Conorboides

lamplughi

H. reticulata

P. subfusiformis

P. prima

Saracenaria (Grimsdaleinella) spinosa

Lenticulina heiermanni

Lenticulina hauteriviana hauteriviana, Lenticulina guttata

Epistomina hechti

Lenticulina saxonica, Citharina discors

Epistomina ornata

T. emslandensis

Citharina sparsicostata

T. pseudoroemeri

G. brotzeni

P. subnodosa, O. aff. brotzeni, Osangularia schloenbachi

Gavelinella intermedia

Gavelinella barremiana s.s.

Gavelinella barremiana s.l.

Conorotalites bartensteini


D. ouachensis

D. hauteriviana

H. vocontianus

O. aff. brotzeni


Spirillina neocomiana

D. ouachensis


D. hauteriviana

H. vocontianus

D. (Epistomina) hechti

F. bidentata

Plectorecurvoididae alternans

D. plummeri, S. complanata praecursor

H. nonioninoides

G. flandrini


Coronotalites intercedens

D. praeoxycona, Gavelinella aff. barremania

S. carinata

Textularia bettenstaedti

Lenticulina eichenbergiLenticulina ouachensis bartensteini, D. zedlerae

D. (Marssonella) cf. kummiG. eichenbergi

Saracenaria (Grimsdaleinella) spinosa

G. flandrini

D. praeoxycona

Lenticulina (Gaudriyadhella) ouachensis

S. carinata

Lenticulina eichenbergi

M. reticulosa

L. besairlei

M. sardoa

D. zedlerae

L. o. bartensteini

D. pyrenaicus, I. hungarica

S. conulus

Simplorbitolina manasi

A. reicheli (Adriatic)

Orbitolina (Mesorbitolina.) texana, Praereticulinella cuvillieri

Praeorbitolina cormyi

O. cuvillieri

Rectodictyoconus giganteus, Palorbitolina lenticularis

Praereticulinella reicheli

Campanellula capuensis(Adriatic)

S. conulus

Simplorbitolina manasi

D. pyrenaicus

Praereticulinella cuvillieri (+ A. reicheli in Adriatic)

Palorbitolina lenticularis

Praeorbitolina cormyi

Rectodictyoconus giganteus, O. cuvillieri

Praereticulinella reicheli

Campanellula capuensis(Adriatic)

C.? favrei

V. camposaurii (Adriatic)

P. salevensis

Pfenderina neocomiensis

O. (M.) parva, D. pachymarginalis, I.

rubiensis

O. debelmasi, P. jourdanensis, U.

alpillensis

O. (M.) parva

P. tunesiana (Adriatic)

I. rubiensis, D. pachymarginalis

N. friburgensis

O. debelmasi

P. jourdanensis, U. alpillensis

CC3

CC4

CC5

CC6

CC7

CC8

CC9

b

a

b

a

b

a

b

a

NC3

NC4

NC5

NC6

NC7

NC8

NC9

NC10

a

b

c

d

e

a

b

a

b

a

b

c

a

b

a

Eiffellithus turriseiffelii

Eiffellithus monechiae

Axopodorhabdus albianus

Tranolithus orionatus

Hayesites albiensis

Prediscosphaera columnata

Eprolithus floralis

Rhagodiscus gallagheri

Hayesites irregularis

Flabellites oblongus (consistent)

Rucinolithus terebrodentarius, Ruc. windleyae

Lithraphidites bollii

Eiffellithus striatus

Eiffellithus windii

Eiffellithus windii

Micrantholithus hoschulzii

Conusphaera rothii

Calcicalathina oblongata

Lithraphidites bollii

Speetonia colligata

Crucielipsis cuvillieri

Tubodiscus verenae

Cribrosphaerella ehrenbergii

Acaenolithus viriosus

N. regularis

Rhagodiscus hamptonii

Nannoconus truitti (acme)

Radiolithus planus

Braarudosphaera africana

Rhagodiscus angustus

Stoverius achylosum

Rhadodiscus achlyostaurion

Zeugrhabdotus scutula

N. bucheri

Farhania varolii

Seribiscutum primitivum


Prediscosphaera spinosa

Nannoconus steinmanii

Retecapsa angustiforata

NANNOCONID CRISIS


Eiffellithus windii

Rucinolithus wisei

BC4

BC5

BC6

BC7

BC8

BC9

BC10

BC11

BC12

BC13

BC14

BC15

BC16

BC17

BC18

BC19

BC20

BC21

BC22

BC23

BC24

BC25a

BC25b

BC26

Eiffellithus monechiae

Axopodorhabdus albianus

Tranolithus orionatus

Prediscosphaera columnata

Lithraphidites moray-firthensis

Farhania varolii

Rhagodiscus gallagheri

Zeugrhabdotus scutula (acme)

Nannoconus borealis

Nannoconus abundans

Tegulalithus septentrionalis

Eprolithus? antiquus

Ceratolithina bicornuta

Farhania varolii

Lithraphidites moray-firthensis

Nannoconus borealis

Zeugrhabdotus scutula (acme)

Clepsilithus maculosus

Tegulalithus septentrionalis


Eprolithus? antiquus

Triquetrorhabdulus shetlandensis

Micranthololithus speetonensis

Tequlalithus tessellatus, Gartnerago praeobliquum

Ceratolithina hamata

Ceratolithina bicornuta, Owenia hillae

Crucicribrum anglicum

Seribiscutum primitivum, Acaenolithus viriosus


Eprolithus floralis, Braarudosphaera africana,

Radiolithus planus

Hayesites irregularis, Flabellites oblongus

Acaenolithus sp. 1

Nannoconuspseudoseptentrionalis

Rucinolithus terebrodentarius

Zeugrhabdotus scutula, Perissocyclus plethotretus

Rucinolithus windleyae

Tegumentum octiformis

Repagulum parvidentatum

Conusphaera rothii


Zeugrhabdotus diplogrammus, Zeug. trivectis

Braloweria boletiformis


Micrantholithus hoschulzii

Rhagodiscus asper

Nannoconus abundans

Conusphaera rothii

Diazomatolithus lehmanii (boreal)

Rhagodiscus pseudoangustus

Speetonia colligata

Zeugrhabdotus noeliae (acme), Micrantholithus (acme)

Tubodiscus verenae

Crucielipsis cuvillieri

Crucibiscutum salebrosum

Stradnerlithus silvaradius

Cyclagelosphaera margerelii(acme)

D. nan.

S. terr.

O. oper.

(un-na med)

P. ali.

S. cret.

C. int.

K. s

im.

B. l

ong.

C. r

et.

N. vet.

V. mag.

P. a

na.

P. c

ret.

Carpodinium obliquicostatum

Cribroperidinium intricatum

Systematophora cretacea

Pterodinium aliferum

Hapsocysta peridictya

Endoceratium turneri

Ovoidinium diversum

Palaeoperidinium cretaceum

Pseudoceratium anaphrissum

Odontochitina operculata

Muderongia staurota

Subtilisphaera terrula

Batioladinium longicornutum

Systematophora cretacea, Pterodinium aliferum

Muderongia staurota

Heslertonia heslertonensis

Pseudoceratium pelliferum


Pseudoceratium anaphrissum

Kleithriasphaeridium corrugatum group

Canningia cf. reticulata (of Duxbury, 1977)

Gonyaulacysta teicha, A. eilema, Nelchinopsis kostromiensis

Lagenorhytis delicatula, M. macwhaei

Spiniferites? pterotus

Xiphophoridium alatum, Psaligonyaulax deflandrei,

Wallodinium anglicum, Histiocysta palla,

Pervosphaeridium truncatum, Epelidosphaeridia spinosa

Ellipsodinium rugulosum, Cyclonephelium membraniphorum

A. perforatum

Dinopterygium cladoides, Surculosphaeridium? longifurcatum

Litosphaeridium arundum

Apteodinium granulatum, Xenascus ceratioides

Kleithriasphaeridium loffrense

O. scabrosum

Ellipsoidictyum imperfectum

Leptodinium cancellatum

Surculosphaeridium trunculum, Gonyaulacysta cassidata

Muderongia asymmetrica

P. spinocristatum, P. polymorphum

Carpodinium granulatum, C.? cornutum

T. speetonensis, C. parva, P. solocispinum

Kleithriasphaeridium? sarmentum, C. tabulata, Exiguisphaera

plectilis

Stiphrosphaeridium antophorum

C. trycherium

Florentinia mantellii

Coronifera oceanica, Cribroperidinium confossum

Gonyaulacysta teicha, Oligosphaeridium abaculum,

Subtilisphaera perlucida, Ophiobolus sp. A of Davey (1979)

Canningia cf. reticulata (of Duxbury, 1977)

Exochosphaeridium phragmites group

C. asymmetricum

Nexosispinum vetusculum, A. neistosa

Gonyaulacysta fastigiata

P. spinosum

Spiniferites? dentatus, Hystrichosphaeridium arborispinum

Carpodinium granulatum

Carpodinium granulatum, P. polymorphum

Gardodinium trabeculosum

Cerbia tabulata

Lagenadinium? membranoidium, Achomosphaera? neptuni

Callaiosphaeridium tricheryum

Ctenidodinium elegantulum

Sirmiodinium grossii

T. speetonensis, Valensiella magna, C.? cornutum

Druggidinium spp., Hystrichosphaeridium

arborispinum, Druggidium jubatum

Aprobolocysta neistosa, Exiguisphaera plectilis

Gonyaulacysta fastigiata, Spiniferites? dentatus

Nexosispinum vetusculum

Muderongia crucis

T. ciliatum

Hystrichodinium furcatum

Muderongia tabulata, Cribroperidinium confossum

Ophiiobolus sp. A of Davey (1979), Oligosphaeridium abaculum

Muderongia simplex, Muderongia tetracantha

Nematosphaeropsis scala

C. validum, Exiguisphaera phragma

I. distincta

Batioladinium varigranosum

Gochteodinia villosa multifurcata

M. aust.

V. mag.

K. corr.

Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum

Palaeohystrichophora cf. infusorioides

Ellipsodinium rugulosum

Palaeoperidinium cretaceum

Prolixosphaeridium parvispinum


Odontochitina operculata

Rhynchodiniopsis aptiana

Aprobolocysta eilema

Muderongia staurota

Kleithriasphaeridium corrugatum

Subtilisphaera perlucida

Valensiella magna

Endoceratium turneri

Cerbia tabulata


Lithodinia stoverii

Rhynchodiniopsis aptiana

Prolixosphaeridium parvispinum

Druggidium spp.

Pseudoceratium pelliferum

Muderongia staurota

Valensiella magna

Kleithriasphaeridium corrugatum

Muderongia macwhaei

Aprobolocysta eilema

Nelchinopsis kostromiensis

Biorbifera johnewingii

Druggidium apicopaucicum

Psaligonyaulax deflandrei

Xiphophoridium alatum

Apteodinium maculatum grande

O. scabrosum

Protoellipsodinium spinocristatum

Cribroperidinium? tenuiceras

Ovoidinium diversum

C. tabulata

P. spinosum

P. polymorphum

Druggidium rhabdoreticulatum

Coronifera oceanica

C. parva

Lithodinia stoverii

Batioladinium longicornutum, Hystrichodinium furcatum

S. primaevus

Heslertonia heslertonensis

Apteodinium maculatum grande

P. polymorphum

Oligosphaeridium? asterigerum

Druggidium deflandrei, Heslertonia heslertonensis

Druggidium rhabdoreticulatum


Dapsilidinium warrenii

Muderongia crucis

Cribroperidinium confossum

S. primaevus

Tehamadinium dodekovae

E1b

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E2

F1

Blank

F2

F3

Blank

G1

Blank

G2

Un-

Zon

ed

D. obesa, A. horridus, T. veneta

A. dendroacanthos, C. triangulare, A. irregularis, T. pulchra, C.

euganea, C. messinae, T. conica

D. gracilis, R. euganeum, Pseudodictyomitra

pseudomacrocephala

Mita spoletoensis

Mita gracilis

Pseudodictyomitra lodogaensis

T. conica, X. spicularius

T. conica

A. umbilicata

Sphaerostylus lanceola

P. boesii

B. helenae, P. tythopora

C. biopodium, C. infundibuliforme

Acroteuthis acrei

Hibolites jaculoides

Praeoxyteuthis pugio

Aulacoteuthis spp.

Oxyteuthis brunsvicensis

Oxyteuthis germanica

Oxyteuthis depressa

[unnamed zone]

Neohibolites ewaldi

Neohibolites clava

Neohibolites inflexus

Neohibolites wollemani

Neohibolites strombecki

Neohibolites minor

Neohibolites minumus

Neohibolites oxycaudatus

Neohibolites praeultimus

Duvalia emerici

Acroteuthis kemperi Duvalia lata

D. pyrenaica, D. delphinensis

C. choffati

E. rousseli

A.? darderi

H. lamberti

P. cantabricus, P. santanderensis P. verneuili

E. plicatus

E. katzeri

H. almerae

C. douvillei

O. rhodanica

M. virginiae, P. paradoxa, P. varians

R. gryphoides, T. transversa, R. ammonia, M. varians, P. sulcata

A.? marticensis, T. carinata

A.? blumenbachi

R. renevieri

P. tubiconcha

Lovetchenia sp.

H. lamberti

A.? darderi, E. rousseli

T. carinata

E. plicatus,"P." cantabricus

H. almerae

E. katzeri

O. rhodanica, T. transversa, R. grypholdes, A.? blumenbachi, A.

marticensis, R. ammonia, P. paradoxa, C. douvillei, M.

virginiae, M. varians, P. varians, P. sulcata

R. renevieri

P. tubiconcha

Lovetchenia sp.

H. luci, V. tombecki, M. valdensis, M. eurystoma, M.

valangiensis

E. lyratus

Sellaea spp., E. plicatus

B. petersi, O. nicolinae, O. murgensis, Himeraelites sp.

Lovetchenia sp.

Lovetchenia sp., B. petersi, O. nicolinae, O. murgensis, G.

costatus

R. gr. luermannae

M. harrisiana

R. reticulata

P. (K.) nodigera

S. tricostata

B. gaultina

R. bekumensis

P. intermedia

S. hammi

V. blanda

S. bilobata

H. hechti, C. frankei, P. triplicata

B. gualtina

P. (K.) nodigera

R. bekumensis

S. tricostata

P. intermedia

S. hammi

H. hechti, S. bilobata, P. triplicata

S. praethorensis, C. frankei

C. aptensis

S. jonesiana

C. rectangularis

H. derooi

P. bedoulensis

P. inversa

S. bilobata

S. extranea

C. frankei, P. triplicata, P. rodewaldensis

H. derooi

P. bedoulensis

P. inversa, S. bilobata, S. extranea, P. triplicata

S. frankei, P. rodewaldensis

K. humilis

V. reicheli

P. hannoverana

Globator maillardii

steinhauseri

Atopochara trivolvis triquetra

Axcidiella cruciata

Clypeator grovesii lusitanicus

Atopochara trivolvis restricta

Atopochara trivolvis restricta

Clypeator grovesii lusitanicus, Atopochara trivolvis trivolvis

Embergerella cruciata, P. paucibracteatus

A. triquetra, T. calcitrapa, G. m. trochiliscoides, A. trivolvis triqueta

Cl. grovesii gautieri, P. adnatus, H. neimongolensis

Globator spp.

H. neimongolensis

H. lepina, D. undulata, T. tripolitanus

S. hasi

C. nigra, T. marsicana, C. lyrataH. cylindrica

A. hispanica, H. urladanisi

S. polyreme, S. muehlbergi

S. genevensi, S. melitae, A. pouryae, L.? danilovae, P. fragilis,

H.? paucicalcarea

M. elitzae

M. verae, D. hauteriviana

S.hasi

M. elitzae

A. fouryae, C. lyrata, T. marsicana, S. melitae, S.

polyreme, P. fragilis, C. nigra, S. muehlbergi

H. cylindrica

H. urladana si, A. hispanica

L.? danilovae

S. genevensis, H.? paucicalcarea

D. hauteriviana

M. verae

P. jurassica, S. annulata, S. johnsoni, C. marteli, R. piailensis,

C. solkani

C. somalica, C. lyrata, T. marsicana, C. velici

H. urladanasi

L.? danilovae, S. biokovensis

H. catenaeformis

H. dinarica

S.? somalica, S. melitae, C. lyrata, T. margicana, C.

velici

S. biokovensis

H. catenaeformis

S. melitae

S. annulata, C. solkani

Stage Substage

Ag

e

EpochPeriod

StandardChronostratigraphy

Geo-magneticPolarity Boreal

Ammonites

TethyanSequences

GlobalT-R

CyclesMajor T-R

Cycles

Sequences Planktonic Foraminifers

Zonal MarkersZones Other Boreal Foraminifers Boreal Zonal Markers Tethyan markers Other Tethyan markers

Smaller Benthic Foraminifers

Other Larger BenthicForaminifers Zonal Markers

Larger Benthic Foraminifers

Early Cretaceous (103-138 Ma time-slice)

Based, in part, on: CENOZOIC-MESOZOIC BIOCHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY: JAN HARDENBOL, JACQUES THIERRY, MARTIN B. FARLEY, THIERRY JACQUIN, PIERRE-CHARLES DE GRACIANSKY, AND PETER R. VAIL,1998.Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sequence Chronostratigraphic Framework of European Basins in: De Graciansky, P.- C., Hardenbol, J., Jacquin, Th., Vail, P. R., and Farley, M. B., eds.; Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sequence Stratigraphy of European Basins, SEPM Special Publication 60.

Updated by James G. Ogg (Purdue University) and Gabi Ogg to: GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 2004 (Gradstein, F.M., Ogg, J.G., Smith, A.G., et al., 2004) and The CONCISE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE (Ogg, J.G., Ogg, G., and Gradstein, F.M., 2008)

Other Nannofossils

Calcareous Nannofossils

Zonal MarkersZones Other Boreal NannofossilsBoreal Zonal MarkersZones Zones

North AtlanticZonal Markers Zones Zonal Markers Other Tethyan DinocystsOther Dinocysts

Dinoflagellate Cysts

TethysZones Zonal Markers

Radiolarians Belemnites

TethysNW Europe

Ostracodes

Boreal Ostracodes Tethyan Ostracodes

Rudists

Western Europe Periadriatic

Charophytes

Zonal MarkersZones

Calcareous Algae

Periadriatic HorizonsWestern Europe Horizons

Ag

eStage

Val

angi

nian

Hau

teriv

ian

Bar

rem

ian

Aptian

Albian

112.0

125.0

129.97

133.9

112.0

125.0

129.97

133.9

Sponsored, in part, by:

Lt. Val.

Lt. Haut.

Crioceratites loryi

Lyticoceras nodosoplicatus

Subsaynella sayni

Pleisiospitidiscus ligatus

Balearites balearisPseudothurmannia ohmi

Tirnovella pertransiens

Busnardoitescampylotoxus

Karakaschicerasbiassalense

Crioceratites loryi

Olcostephanus (J.) jeannoti

Al 9

Al 8

Al 7

Al 6

Al 5

Al 4

Al 3

Al 2

Al 1

Ap6

Ap5

Ap4

Ap3

Ap2

Ap1

Barr6

Barr5

Barr4

Barr3

Barr2

Barr1

Ha7

102.3

105.1

106.4

107.9

108.2

109.2

110.5

111.0

112.4

117.9

121.0

124.0

124.6

125.0

126.2

127.8

128.4

128.6

129.1

129.6

130.1

132.5

133.6

134.6

135.7

135.4

136.2

136.8

138.2

111.4

Ha5

Ha4

Ha1

Ha3

Va7

Va3

Va2

Va5

Va6

Va4

Globuligerina oxfordiana, G. stellapolaris, G. caucasica, G. megamonica

Lenticulina schreiteri, Haplophragmium inconstans erectum Citharina discors

Lenticulina saxonica Saracenaria valanginiana

V. aldanchella miliani

a

a

b

Zeugrhabdotus trivectis

Micranthololithus speetonensis, R. dekaenelii

Eiffellithus primus, C. deflanderi

Cretarhabdus inaequalis

Influx of Crucielipsis cuvilleri & Speetonia colligata

Nelchinopsis kostromiensis, Muderongia crucis

Discorsia nanna

Batioladinium varigranosum, Nematosphaeropsis scala

Exiguisphaera phragma, Kleithriasphaeridium simplicispinum

Foucheria modesta

Systematophora palmula

S. primaevus, Kleithriasphaeridium porosispinum

C. compta, Tubotuberella apatela, C. speciosum

Muderongia australis, Nelchinopsis kostromiensis, Druggidium deflandrei,

Discorsia nanna

Dichadogonyaulax bensonii

Prolixosphaeridium sp. A of Monteil (1993), D.? deflandrei

Foucheria modesta

Blank

M.? praturloni

T.? neocomensis

H. dinarica

Acroteuthis acmonoides

Duvalia gervaisiana

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