| The planktonic foraminiferal faunal census of core MD 05-2894 (7 degrees 2.25'N, 111 degrees 33.11'E, water depth 1982 m), retrieved from the southern South China Sea (SCS) during the "Marco Polo" cruise in 2005, was performed to investigate the abundance changes of a subsurface dweller, Pulleniatina obliquiloculata. The results display that the abundance of P obliquiloculata nearly declines to zero during 16.0-14.9 ka, corresponding to the Heinrich 1 (H1) cold interval. The unexpected decrease of P obliquiloculata occurs in the adjacent cores, roughly between 17 and 14.8 ka based on the previous studies. Accordingly, the Pulleniatina Minimum Event in the last deglaciation can serve as a good stratigraphical indicator, at least in the southern SCS. To... |
