(Table 1) First and last occurrences of the menardellid clade in sediments of ODP Site 154-925

Biostratigraphic and isotopic studies of planktic foraminifera suggest that early to middle Pliocene closure of the Central American Seaway caused vicariant speciation among previously cosmopolitan menardellid foraminifera. New morphospecies were restricted to the tropical Atlantic. Isotopic data suggest that newly evolved Atlantic menardellids were adapted to more oligotrophic conditions, living higher in the water column than ancestral forms and perhaps harboring photosymbionts. In the late Pliocene, all but one menardellid morphospecies became extinct. These extinctions coincided with a progressive increase in the amplitude of periodic climatic change and the end of isolated tropical Atlantic surface circulation as Northern Hemisphere glaciation intensified.

Persas de Esquilo : vv. 1-154

El teatro de Esquilo, luego de los análisis surgidos en la primera mitad del siglo XX bajo la óptica alemana, pareció pasar inadvertido a la mirada crítica posterior. Actualmente, de la mano de las nuevas corrientes que privilegiaron el estudio de la performance teatral, la obra del poeta se somete a análisis desde una visión renovadora que absorbe y trasciende el debate exclusivamente filológico. Entre las tragedias conservadas de la Antigüedad Clásica, Persas se erige no sólo como el primer testimonio completo del género, sino también como la única pieza que poseemos con tema histórico. Inscribiéndonos en el marco de las últimas tendencias críticas, a partir del análisis filológico-literario de la Párodos (vv. 1-154), en el presente trabajo nos proponemos ver de qué manera el poeta construye la imagen del bárbaro frente a la del griego, teniendo en cuenta que la pieza, que ofrece la mirada persa sobre la batalla de Salamina, fue concebida por un ateniense, para la audiencia ateniense. Historia y manifestación literaria convergen, así, en una tragedia que revela el pensamiento y la grandeza de su creador.

Automated composite depth scale reconstruction of ODP Leg 138 and 154 sites

A composite section, which reconstructs a continuous stratigraphic record from cores of multiple nearby holes, and its associated composite depth scale are important tools for analyzing sediment recovered from a drilling site. However, the standard technique for creating composite depth scales on drilling cruises does not correct for depth distortion within each core. Additionally, the splicing technique used to create composite sections often results in a 10-15% offset between composite depths and measured drill depths. We present a new automated compositing technique that better aligns stratigraphy across holes, corrects depth offsets, and could be performed aboard ship. By analyzing 618 cores from seven Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) sites, we estimate that ?80% of the depth offset in traditional composite depth scales results from core extension during drilling and extraction. Average rates of extension are 12.4 ± 1.5% for calcareous and siliceous cores from ODP Leg 138 and 8.1 ± 1.1% for calcareous and clay-rich cores from ODP Leg 154. Also, average extension decreases as a function of depth in the sediment column, suggesting that elastic rebound is not the dominant extension mechanism.