104 dinoflagellate cyst and 16 acritarch species were differentiated from cores drilled on Bathurst Island. Samples from 20 cores from two wells were selected for palynological study by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The spores and pollen grains are thought to have been shed by temperate vegetation.
Use Cases
- Analyzing Cenomanian to early Turonian marine environments based on dinoflagellate cyst assemblages.
- Studying temperate vegetation pollen sequences based on described spore and pollen species.
- Correlating geological strata based on palynological units K3a and K3b.
- Identifying new microfossil species based on the eight new dinoflagellate cyst species described.
Strengths
- 104 dinoflagellate cyst species and 16 acritarch species were differentiated.
- 40 spore species and 23 pollen species are described or documented.
- Data is derived from continuously cored wells penetrating over 300 meters of sequence.
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 data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Palynological study of samples from 20 cores from two continuously cored wells.
- Time Range
- Mid- to late Cenomanian, possibly early Turonian.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 05:01:27.495434; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.