Oligocene-Miocene biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, and isotopic stratigraphy of the western North Atlantic

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Research Article| April 01, 1985 Oligocene-Miocene biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, and isotopic stratigraphy of the western North Atlantic Kenneth G. Miller; Kenneth G. Miller 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marie-Pierre Aubry; Marie-Pierre Aubry 2Centre de Paléontologie Stratigraphique et Paléoécologie de I'Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. J. Khan; M. J. Khan 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. J. Melillo; A. J. Melillo 3Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. V. Kent; D. V. Kent 4Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar W. A. Berggren W. A. Berggren 5Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, and Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Kenneth G. Miller 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Marie-Pierre Aubry 2Centre de Paléontologie Stratigraphique et Paléoécologie de I'Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 M. J. Khan 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 A. J. Melillo 3Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 D. V. Kent 4Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 W. A. Berggren 5Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, and Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1985) 13 (4): 257–261. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<257:OBMAIS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kenneth G. Miller, Marie-Pierre Aubry, M. J. Khan, A. J. Melillo, D. V. Kent, W. A. Berggren; Oligocene-Miocene biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, and isotopic stratigraphy of the western North Atlantic. Geology 1985;; 13 (4): 257–261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<257:OBMAIS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Magnetostratigraphic records from western North Atlantic Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Sites 563 and 558 are correlated with the geomagnetic polarity time scale (GPTS; Berggren et al., 1984a, 1984b) using marine magnetic anomalies and selected biostratigraphic datum levels. The magnetochronology established is used to make direct magnetobiostratigraphic correlations that agree with previous Oligocene–early Miocene studies. However, we show that Zones NN8 partim and NN9 and associated Epoch 11 correlate with Magnetic Anomaly 5 (= Chron C5n). This contrasts with previous indirect correlations of Epoch 11 with Anomaly 5A and requires an upward adjustment of 1.5–2.0 m.y. for middle–late Miocene calcareous nannofossil zones. We correlate the middle/late Miocene boundary with Zone NN8 and earliest Chron C5n (10.4 Ma). First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.