Bathurst Island, north of Darwin, Australia, is the location for this palynological study of Cretaceous marine sediments. The data likely contains records of 104 dinoflagellate cyst and 16 acritarch species, plus 40 spore and 23 pollen species, from 20 core samples taken from two wells. The work was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Classifying Cenomanian to Turonian age strata based on described spore-pollen sequences.
- Studying the composition of temperate vegetation from the Cretaceous period based on fossil pollen and spore data.
- Analyzing marine paleoenvironments using the described dinoflagellate cyst and acritarch species.
Strengths
- Data is derived from 20 continuously cored samples from two wells, suggesting systematic collection.
- The taxonomic work differentiates 104 dinoflagellate cyst and 16 acritarch species, indicating detailed biological classification.
- The study proposes eight new dinoflagellate cyst species and seven new spore/pollen species, contributing novel taxonomic information.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single study location on Bathurst Island.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Palynological examination of core samples from two wells (Bathurst Island Nos. 1 and 2).
- Time Range
- Cenomanian to possibly lower Turonian age (Cretaceous period).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 15:58:11.182683; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.