Planktonic foraminifera stratigraphy and datums of ODP Site 184-1143 and Hole 184-1146A, South China Sea

• Main Authors: Nathan, Stephen A, Leckie, R Mark
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2003
• Subjects: 184-1143A; 184-1143C; 184-1146A; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg184; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South China Sea; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.784361; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.784361

The biostratigraphy of Miocene-age sediment samples recovered from Ocean Drilling Program Sites 1143 and 1146, South China Sea, is presented. The preservation of the planktonic foraminifers recovered from both sites varies widely, from poor to very good. The volume of biogenic sediment in the >63...