TABLE 1Spot samples ,GROUP A,GROUP A,GROUP A,GROUP A,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP B,GROUP C,GROUP C,GROUP C Sample,TB/02/10,TB/02/16,TB/02/17,TB/02/23,TB/02/5,ST/03/1,ST/03/2,ST/03/3,KR/03/141,KR/03/142,KR/03/143,KR/03/155,KR/03/153,KR/03/144 corresponding Mediterranean Sapropel layer (i-cycle code), S 286, S 284,S 284 end,S 282-278?,S 260,S 258,S 258,end of S 258,before S 256,S 256 low oxygen interval ,S 254 low oxygen interval ,begin S 222-206?,S 222-206?,S 218-204? nannoplancton,D. tamalis Zone,before D. tamalis paracme beginning,before D. tamalis paracme beginning,D. tamalis paracme,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. pentaradiatus Zone,D. brouweri Zone,D. brouweri Zone,D. brouweri Zone Planktonic foraminifera,C,RR,A,CA,A,A,A,C,RC,A,A,CA,A,CA Benthic foraminifera,A,R,A,A,RC,C,RC,A,CA,CA,CA,C,RC,C paleobatimetry ,outer shelf-upper slope ,outer shelf-upper slope ?,outer shelf-upper slope ,outer shelf-upper slope ,upper slope,upper slope,upper slope,upper slope,outer shelf-upper slope,outer shelf-upper slope,upper slope,outer shelf-upper slope,outer shelf-upper slope,outer shelf-upper slope terrigenous,CA,AA,C,A,A,AA,A,AA,A,CA,CA,AA,CA,C shell remains,RC,R,R,R,R,R,R,R,RC,R,R,R,R,R siliceous remains,CA,XA,XC,XCA,A,AA,AA,A,R,C,C,X,, otholiths,,,,,,,,,,,,,, gypsum,X,X,,,X,,,,,,,,X,X preservation,G,B,G,G,G,G,G,G,BG,G,G,BG,BG,BG Planktonic foraminifera species,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Globigerina (Globigerina) bulloides d'Orbigny, 1826",CA,RC,CA,A,CA,R,C,R,R,RR,R,AA,A,CA "Globigerina (Globigerina) falconensis Blow, 1959",RC,R,R,CA,C,RC,RC,RR,R,R,R,,,C "Globigerina calida (Parker, 1962) praecalida Blow, 1969",,,R,R,R,,RR,,,,R,R,, "Globigerina (Globigerina) quinqueloba Natland, 1938",R,,,RC,RC,R,R,R,R,RR,RR,RC,AA,A "Globigerina umbilicata Orr & Zaitzeff, 1971",,,,,R,,,,,,,R,R, "Globigerinella aequilateralis Brady, 1879",RR,,,,,,,,,,R,,R, "Globigerinita glutinata (Egger, 1893)",C,,RC,R,C,R,RR,R,RC,R,R,RC,A,A "Globigerinita uvula (Ehrenberg, 1861)",RR,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Globigerinoides obliquus extremus Bolli & Bermudez, 1965",,,RC,,R,RC,CA,R,RC,C,,,RC,RC "Globigerinoides obliquus obliquus Bolli, 1957",,,R,,,,RC,,,R,,RR,C,R "Globigerinoides quadrilobatus (d'Orbigny, 1846)",,,RC,,,RR,RR,R,,R,RC,,, "Globigeroinoides ruber (d'Orbigny, 1839)",C,,C,RR,R,R,RR,R,C,CA ,CA,RC,RC,RC "Globigerinoides sacculifer (Brady, 1877)",,,R,,,RR,,RR,,R,RC,,, "Globigerinoides trilobus (Reuss, 1850)",,,R,,,RR,,R,,RR,RC,,, "Globorotalia bononiensis Dondi, 1963",R,,RC,RC,A,A,AA,C,,RR,C,,, "Globorotalia (Truncorotalia) crassaformis (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) sx",,,,,,,,,R,,,,, "Globorotalia (Truncorotalia) crassaformis (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) dx",RR,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Globorotalia (Hirsutella) scitula (Brady, 1882)",,,,,,,,,RR,,,,, "Neogloboquadrina acostaensis (Blow, 1959) - N. pachyderma (Ehrenberg, 1861) sx",RR,,,R,,,,,,,,R,R,C "Neogloboquadrina acostaensis (Blow, 1959) - N. pachyderma (Ehrenberg, 1861) dx",RC,R,RC,RC,RR,RR,RR,RR,R,R,R,R,C,C "Orbulina universa D'orbigny, 1839",RC,,C,R,R,RC,RC,R,,R,CA,C,CA,RC "Zeaglobigerina apertura (Cushman, 1918)",,,,,RR,,RC,R,,,RC,,, "Zeaglobigerina decoraperta (Takayanagi & Saito,1962) ",RC,,RC,R,RR,RC,RC,R,CA,C,CA,R,,RC Benthic foraminifera species,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Ammonia beccarii (Linné, 1758)",R,,R,,,R,R,R,R,R,R,,RR, "Amphycorina scalaris (Batsch, 1791)",RR,,RR,,,,,,,,,,, "Amphycorina sublineata (Brady, 1884)",RR,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Asterigerinata mamilla (Williamson, 1858)",,,,,,R,,,R,,,,RR,RR "Asterigerinata planorbis (d'Orbigny, 1846)",,,RR,RR,RR,R,R,RR,R,R,R,,, "Astrononion stelligerum (d'Orbigny, 1839)",RR,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Baggina gibba Cushman & Todd, 1944",RR,,RR,,,,,,,,,,, "Bigerina nodosaria (d'Orbigny, 1826)",R,,R,,,,,,R,R,,,, "Bolivina aenariensis (Costa, 1856)",C,C,RC,RC,CA,A,A,A,R,CA,CA,,RR,RR "Bolivina alata (Seguenza, 1862)",,,,,,,,,,R,RC,R,, "Bolivina albatrossi Cushman, 1922",C,,R,,,,,,,,C,R,, "Bolivina dilatata Reuss, 1850",R,R,RC,R,C,C,R,R,,RC,R,CA,CA,AA "Bolivina difformis (Williamson, 1858)",R,CA,R,AA,RC,A,R,,,,R,C,A,A "Bolivina pseudoplicata Heron-Allen & Earland, 1930",RR,,,,,,,,,,,,RR,RR "Bolivina punctata d'Orbigny, 1839",RC,,RC,,,,,,,C,C,,, "Bolivina spathulata (Williamson, 1858) - B. catanensis Seguenza, 1862",RR,CA,R,CA,CA,AA,A,A,RR,CA,CA,A,CA,AA Bolivina subspinescens Cushman 1922,,,,,,,RC,,,RR,,RR,, "Bulimina inflata Seguenza, 1862-Bulimina costata d'Orbigny, 1852",C,,RC,R,,,,,,CA,,R,, Bulimina elongata d'Orbigny 1846,,,,RC,RC,CA,C,C,,CA,,,, "Bulimina elongata d'Orbigny, 1846 var. lappa Cushman & Parker, 1937",A,R,CA,,,,,C,RC,C,,,R,R Bulimina exilis Brady1884,R,RC,,,R,CA,C,R,,,,,R,R "Bulimina marginata d'Orbigny, 1826",,,,,,,,,,,,R,RC,RC "Cancris auriculus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)",RR,,R,RR,,RR,,,R,RR,R,,, "Cassidulina laevigata d'Orbigny, 1826 carinata Silvestri, 1896",C,,RR,R,RC,R,R,RC,C,C,C,C,CA,R "Cassidulinoides bradyi (Norman, 1881)",RR,,RR,,,,,,,,,R,, "Cibicides lobatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798)",RC,,R,R,R,RR,,R,RC,R,R,RC,R,RR Cibicidoides dutemplei (d'Orbigny 1846),,,,,,,,,RC,R,,,, "Cibicidoides floridanus (Cushman, 1922)",,,,,,,,,,,RR,,, "Cibicidoides pachyderma (Rzehak, 1886)",RC,,C,,,,,R,C,RC,,R,R,RR "Cibicidoides ungerianus (d'Orbigny, 1846)",R,,C,,,,,,C,R,RR,,, "Dentalina leguminiformis (Batsch, 1791)",RR,,R,,,,,,,,,,, "Dentalina mucronata Neugeboren,1856",RR,,,,,,,,RR,,,,, Dentalina spp,,,,,,,,,,,RR,,, "Dimorphina tuberosa d'Orbigny 1826 emend. Selli, 1947",,,RR,,,,,,,,,,, Discorbis spp,,,RR,,,,,,,,,,, "Dorothia gibbosa (d'Orbigny, 1826)",,,,,,,,,,RR,,,, "Elphidium aculeatum (d'Orbigny, 1846)",RR,,,,RR,,,,R,R,,,, "Elphidium advenum (Cushman, 1922)",,,,,,,,,,,,,RC, "Elphidium complanatum (d'Orbigny, 1839)",,,,,RR,,,,RR,RR,,,RR, "Elphidium gruppo crispum (Linneo, 1758)-macellum (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)",,,,,RR,,,,R,R,,R,, Elphidium spp,R,RR,RR,RR,,R,R,R,,,R,R,,RR "Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, 1862",,,,,,,,,RR,,,,, Fissurina spp,,,,RR,RR,,,,,,,,R, "Florilus boueanum (d'Orbigny, 1846)",R,RR,RR,RR,RR,,,,RC,R,R,R,, "Fursenkoina schreibersiana (Czjzek, 1848)",RR,,,R,,,,,RR,,,,, "Gavelinopsis praegeri (Heron-Allen & Hearland, 1913)",,,,,RR,,,,,,,RR,, "Globobulimina affinis (d'Orbigny, 1839)",R,,RR,R,,,RR,,R,R,,,, "Globobulimina ovula (d'Orbigny, 1839)",,,R,,,,,,,,,RC,, "Globocassidulina subglobosa (Brady, 1881)",,,,,RR,,,,R,R,RR,RC,R,RR "Gyroidinoides laevigatus (d'Orbigny, 1826)",RC,,R,,,,,,,,,R,, "Gyroidinoides soldanii (d'Orbigny, 1826)",R,,RC,,,,,,RC,R,RC,,, "Gyroidinoides umbonatus (Silvestri, 1898)",RR,,RR,,RR,,,R,R,R,R,R,R,R "Guttulina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826)",,,,,RR,,,,,,RR,,, "Hanzawaia boueana (d'Orbigny, 1846)",RR,,R,,RR,RR,RR,,R,,RR,R,R, "Hoeglundina elegans (d'Orbigny, 1826)",R,,RC,,,,,,,,,, "Lagena apiopleura (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953)",,,RR,,,,,,,,,, Lagena spp,RR,,,,,,,,,,,RR,RR "Lenticulina orbicularis (d'Orbigny, 1826)",,,R,,,,,,,,,, "Lenticulina rotulata (Lamark, 1804)",RC,,,,,,,,,,RR,, Lenticulina spp,RR,,R,,,,,R,R,R,RR,RR, "Marginulina costata (Batsch, 1791)",R,,R,RR,,,,,,RC,R,, Marginulina spp,RR,,,,,,,,,,,, "Martinottiella communis (d'Orbigny, 1826)",RR,,RR,,,,,,R,R,RR,, "Melonis barleeanum (Williamson, 1858)",RC,,R,,,R,,R,C,,,R,R "Melonis soldanii (d'Orbigny, 1846)",R,,RC,,,,,,C,,,, "Neoconorbina terquemi (Rzehak, 1888) ",,,,,,RR,RR,RR,,,,, "Nodosaria ovicula d'Orbigny, 1826",RR,,,,,,,,,,,, Nodosaria spp.,,,,,,,,RR,,,,, "Nonion depressulum (Walker & Jacob, 1798)",,,,,,R,,,RC,,,, "Oridorsalis umbonatus (Reuss, 1851)",,,,,,,,,,,,R,R "Oridorsalis umbonatus (Reuss, 1851) var. stellatus (Silvestri, 1898)",R,,RC,,RR,RR,RR,,R,R,RR,, "Orthomorphina bassanii (Fornasini, 1894)",RC,,R,,,,,,,,,, "Planorbulina mediterranensis d'Orbigny, 1826",,,,,,,,,,,,RR, "Planulina ariminensis d'Orbigny, 1826",RC,,R,,RR,,,,RC,RR,R,, "Plectofrondicularia raricosta (Karrer, 1877)",,,,,,,,,,RR,,, Plectofrondicularia spp,,,R,,,,,,,,RR,, "Pullenia bulloides (d'Orbigny, 1846)",RC,,C,,,R,,,R,RC,RC,R,R "Pullenia quinqueloba (Reuss, 1851)",RR,RR,,,,,,,,,,, Quinqueloculina spp ,,,,,,,,,RR,,,, "Reussella spinulosa (Reuss, 1850)",RR,,,,,RR,,,,,RR,,RR "Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny, 1826",RR,,,,,,,,R,RR,,RR, "Sigmoilina distorta Phleger & Parker, 1951",,,,,,,RR,,,,,, "Sigmoilopsis schlumbergeri (Silvestri, 1904)",R,,R,,,,,,,,,, "Sphearoidina bulloides d'Orbigny, 1826",RC,,,,RR,,,,RC,RC,,R,R "Spiroplectammina wrighti (Silvestri, 1903)",,,,,,,,,,,RR,, "Stilostomella advena (Cushman & Laiming, 1931)",C,,,,,,,,,,R,, "Stilostomella monilis (Silvestri,1872)",,,RR,,,,,,,,R,,, Textularia spp,R,,R,,,,,,RR,R,,,, "Trifarina angulosa (Williamson, 1858)",RR,,,,RR,RR,,,RR,,R,RR,RR, "Trifarina bradyiCushman, 1923",R,,,,,,,,RR,,,,, "Uvigerina bononiensisFornasini, 1888",RR,,,A,R,CA,,CA,R,R,R,,, "Uvigerina cylindrica (d'Orbigny, 1826)",,,,C,RR,R,,C,,R,,,, "Uvigerina peregrina Cushman, 1923",C,RR,A,R,RR,,R,RC,CA,A,CA,RC,RC,RC "Uvigerina proboscidea Schwager, 1866",R,,R,RR,,,,,,R,,,R,R "Valvulineria bradyana Fornasini, 1900",R,,R,,,,,,R,R,R,RR,, X = presence,AA = very abundant,,,,,,,,,,,,, VG = very good,A = abundant,,,,,,,,,,,,, G = good,C = common,,,,,,,,,,,,, B = bad,R = rare,,,,,,,,,,,,, VB = very bad,RR = very rare,,,,,,,,,,,,,