Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Paleoceanographic evolution of the Central South Pacific: A deep-sea benthic foraminiferal perspective

Data on the major benthic foraminiferal percentage abundance from Site U1541 were generated for this study covering Late Miocene to Early Pliocene epoch. Data regarding dominant benthic foraminiferal abundance (%, present in >7% in 7 or more sample), oxic species assemblage (%), suboxic species assemblage (%), sedimentation rate (cm kyr-1), Dry Bulk Density (g cm-3), Orbulina universa (>125µm), Ostracoda (>125µm), ice-rafted debris (IRD) & detrital (>125µm), and benthic foraminifera (>125µm) per gram of dry sediment, and benthic foraminiferal accumulation rate (BFAR, g cm-2 kyr-1), organic flux (Jsf, gC cm-2 kyr-1), paleoproductivity (PP, gC cm-2 kyr-1), total organic carbon (%), CaCO3 (%), coarse fraction (%, >63µm), and Coarse Fraction Accumulation Rate (CFAR, g cm-2 kyr-1) are presented.