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This study identifies temporal biases in the radiocarbon ages of the planktonic foraminifera species   Globigerina bulloides   and   Globigerinoides ruber   (white) in a sediment core from the SW Iberian margin (so‐called  Shackleton site ). Leaching of the outer shell and measurement of the radiocarbon content of both the leachate and leached sample enabled us to identify surface contamination of the tests and its impact on their  14 C ages. Incorporation of younger radiocarbon on the outer shell affected both species and had a larger impact downcore. Interspecies comparison of the  14 C ages of the leached samples reveal systematic offsets with  14 C ages for   G. ruber   being younger than   G. bulloides   ages during the last deglaciation and part of the Early and mid‐Holocene. The greatest offsets (up to 1,030 years) were found during Heinrich Stadial 1, the Younger Dryas, and part of the Holocene. The potential factors differentially affecting these two planktonic species were assessed by complementary  14 C, oxygen and carbon isotopes, and species abundance determinations. The coupled effect of bioturbation with changes in the abundance of   G. ruber   is invoked to account for the large age offsets. Our results highlight that  14 C ages of planktonic foraminifera might be largely compromised even in settings characterized by high sediment accumulation rates. Thus, a careful assessment of potential temporal biases must be performed prior to using  14 C ages for paleoclimate investigations or radiocarbon calibrations (e.g., marine calibration curve Marine13, Reimer et al., 2013,  https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16947).

Radiocarbon Age Offsets Between Two Surface Dwelling Planktonic Foraminifera Species During Abrupt Climate Events in the SW Iberian Margin