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Fig. 5. Paleotemperature curves of five deep-sea cores, determined by means of oxygen- 

 - isotopic analysis. Core numbers to the right. Arrows indicate last occurrence of 

 Olohorotalia menardii flexuosa. Core 280, North Atlantic (34° 57'N, 44° 16'W, 4256 m); 

 core 234, equatorial Atlantic (5° 45'N, 21° 43'W, 3577 m); core 246, equatorial 

 Atlantic (0° 48'N, 31° 28'W, 3210 m); core A240-M1, Caribbean (15° 26'N, 68° 30'W, 

 4180 m); core A179-4, Caribbean (16° 36' N, 74° 48'W, 2965 m). 



