Table 2 Nitrogen Isotope Results of Coral Skeleton-bound Organic Matrix δ15N.
From: Detecting Photosymbiosis in Fossil Scleractinian Corals
Samples | Age | Photosymbiotic Assignment | Mean δ15N Muscatine Method (‰) | Mean δ15N persulfate-denitrifier method (‰) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diploria labyrinthoformis-TR1 | Modern | Z | 4.07 ± 0.15 | — |
Diploria labyrinthoformis-TR2 | Modern | Z | 3.92 ± 0.10 | — |
Favia fragum-TR1 | Modern | Z | 4.55 ± 0.09 | — |
Favia fragum-TR2 | Modern | Z | 3.91 ± 0.21 | — |
Desmophyllum dianthus | Modern | AZ | 9.49 | 10.30 |
Diploria strigosa-TR1 | Holocene | Z-like | 5.75 ± 0.20 | — |
Diploria strigosa-TR2 | Holocene | Z-like | 6.10 ± 0.10 | 4.42 |
Oulophyllia sp. | Late Miocene | Z-like | — | 6.19 |
Acropora papillare | Early Miocene | Z-like | 3.86 | 3.06 |
Caryophyllia sp. (1) | Early Miocene | AZ-like | — | 11.30 |
Caryophyllia sp. (2) | Early Miocene | AZ-like | — | 10.70 |
Antiguastrea lucasiana-TR1 | Oligocene | Z-like | 3.99 ± 0.34 | — |
Antiguastrea lucasiana-TR2 | Oligocene | Z-like | 4.14 ± 0.20 | — |
Gablonzeria sp.-TR1 | Norian | Z-like | 2.83 ± 0.19 | 3.02 |
Gablonzeria sp.-TR2 | Norian | Z-like | 4.05 ± 0.23 | — |
Disticomeandra sp. (1)-TR1 | Norian | Z-like | 4.65 ± 0.60 | — |
Disticomeandra sp. (1)-TR2 | Norian | Z-like | 4.03 ± 0.27 | 4.16 |
Disticomeandra sp. (2)-TR1 | Norian | Z-like | 2.64 ± 0.84 | — |
Disticomeandra sp. (2)-TR2 | Norian | Z-like | 3.55 ± 1.43 | — |
