Table 3: LGM dates Core Depth (cm) Species Lab ID. AMS 14C date d18Omax level date (ka BP) d18Omax level age (cal ka) SSTmin level date (ka BP) SSTmin level age (cal ka) Reference Q858 110-115 planktonic sp. NZA-604A 16110±210 16.1 18.6 - - "Fenner et al., [1992]" ODP site 828 1099 G. sacculifer NZA-2037 16420±210 17.5 20.3 18.6 21.5 "Martinez, [1994]" SO36-7 66-68 G.bulloides NZA-? 17340±220 17.3 20.1 18.9 21.8 "Wells and Connell, [1997]" DSDP site 594 244-248 G.bulloides NZA-? 17140±150 15.2 17.6 17.4 20.1 "Wells and Okada, [1997]" Z2108 44.5-45 G.bulloides OZB-142U 22150±700 - - 17.3 20.0 This paper E55-6 44-45 G.bulloides OZB-113 16450±120 14.6 16.9 16.8 19.5 This paper mean 16.1 18.7 17.8 20.6 s 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.0