Data plotted here is from DINOSTRAT, available via Zenodo: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7791273. Please cite Bijl, 2022 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-579-2022 when using this data.


Plots are based on the following information

FO/LO	Location	Taxon	Source	Calibration	Age (Ma)	Paleolatitude
FO	Vega	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Århus et al., 1989	0.2 in amm_b_Peltoceras athleta	162.81799999999998	53.4798028625
FO	Marche	Mendicodinium robustum	Zevenboom, 1995	0 in mag_C5An.2n	12.474	39.9900569622833
FO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	0.5 in amm_b_Amaltheus margaritatus	186.8	35.48267657142857
FO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	0.5 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	184.89999999999998	35.576205428571434
FO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	0.5 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	184.89999999999998	35.576205428571434
FO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	0.5 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	184.89999999999998	35.576205428571434
FO	North Yorkshire	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2000	1 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	190.2	42.1965590909091
FO	North Yorkshire	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2000	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	41.11126954545455
FO	Denmark2	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Harpoceras serpentinum	183.16	48.82413017142857
FO	Denmark2	Mendicodinium reticulatum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	46.78855425
FO	Central Italy	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	185.6	28.887999999999998
FO	Central Italy	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.029999999999998
FO	Central Italy	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.029999999999998
FO	Central Italy	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.029999999999998
FO	Hungary	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	35.03
FO	Hungary	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	35.03
FO	Hungary	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	35.03
FO	Portugal	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	185.6	31.659066000000003
FO	Portugal	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.96239975
FO	Portugal	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.96239975
FO	Portugal	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	29.96239975
FO	southern France	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	185.6	36.46304857142857
FO	southern France	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	34.882796
FO	southern France	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	34.882796
FO	southern France	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	34.882796
FO	Greece	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	185.6	29.58
FO	Greece	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	30.029999999999998
FO	Greece	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	30.029999999999998
FO	Greece	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	0 in amm_b_Uptonia jamesoni	192.9	30.029999999999998
FO	Arctic Basin	Mendicodinium reticulatum	Bujak et al., 2022	0 in amm_b_Asteroceras obtusum	196.37	67.36986636428571
FO	Lusitanian Basin	Mendicodinium microcostatum	Correia et al., 2018	0.5 in amm_b_Harpoceras serpentinum	182.165	32.50357270714286
FO	Cabo Mondego	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Correia et al., 2019	0.8 in amm_t_Zigzagiceras zigzag	167.69	30.833999183333333
FO	North Sea Compilation	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Riding and Thomas, 1992	0 in amm_b_Procerites hodsoni	166.04	39.9242398
FO	Czestochowa	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Poulsen, 1998	0.5 in amm_t_Hecticoceras retrocostatum	165.66500000000002	41.85360086666667
FO	nw Australia compilation	Mendicodinium scabratum	Riding and Helby, 2001a	0 in stage_Toarcian	184.2	-31.87030885714286
FO	nw Australia compilation	Mendicodinium echinatum	Riding et al., 2010	0 in stage_Toarcian	184.2	-31.87030885714286
FO	nw Australia compilation	Mendicodinium scabratum	Riding et al., 2010	0 in stage_Toarcian	184.2	-31.87030885714286
FO	Isle of Skye	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Riding and Thomas, 1997	0.2 in amm_b_Macrocephalites herveyi	165.152	43.02036034666666
FO	North Sea Coast	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Riley and Fenton, 1982	0 in amm_b_Macrocephalites herveyi	165.29	36.47453625
FO	Boyarka	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Shulgina et al., 1994	0.9 in amm_s_Hectoroceras kochi	137.823	69.48213663545455
FO	Caucasus	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror and Lominadze, 1989	0 in amm_b_Kosmoceras jason	163.47	37.61025
FO	Milne Land	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror, 1988a	0.9 in amm_b_Sigaloceras calloviense	163.51	50.6699652125
FO	Kong Karls Land	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror, 1988b	1 in amm_b_Peltoceras athleta	162.45	66.84180267857144
FO	North Sea Basin	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Copestake and Partington, 2023	0 in amm_b_Peltoceras athleta	162.91	43.19670122857143
LO	Marche	Mendicodinium robustum	Zevenboom, 1995	0.75 in mag_C4r	8.2865	41.1377855
LO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium brunneum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	1 in amm_t_Grammoceras thouarsense	177.63	34.033857409999996
LO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	1 in amm_t_Grammoceras thouarsense	177.63	34.033857409999996
LO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium spinosum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	0.25 in amm_b_Leioceras opalinum	174.2	32.7112254
LO	Quercy2	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 1997b	1 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	184.2	35.610663428571435
LO	North Yorkshire	Mendicodinium microscabratum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2000	0.75 in amm_b_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.6675	43.432060074999995
LO	Denmark2	Mendicodinium reticulatum	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_b_Pleuroceras spinatum	184.2	48.73752342857143
LO	Central Italy	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_t_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.17	27.8691
LO	Hungary	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_t_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.17	33.5159
LO	Portugal	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_t_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.17	31.96110825
LO	southern France	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_t_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.17	36.209403249999994
LO	Greece	Mendicodinium umbriense	Bucefalo Palliani and Riding, 2003	1 in amm_t_Harpoceras serpentinum	181.17	28.250999999999994
LO	Arctic Basin	Mendicodinium reticulatum	Bujak et al., 2022	0 in stage_Bajocian	170.9	72.59057285714286
LO	Haldager 1	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Davey, 1982	0 in amm_b_Peregrinoceras albidum	137.81	43.81851243333333
LO	Scotian Margin	Mendicodinium robustum	Fensome et al., 2008	1 in nan_n_NN10	8.29	41.43920685882353
LO	Czestochowa	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Poulsen, 1998	1 in amm_b_Sigaloceras calloviense	163.47	41.58548893333334
LO	nw Australia compilation	Mendicodinium echinatum	Riding et al., 2010	0.25 in stage_Toarcian	181.825	-32.585384975000004
LO	Boyarka	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Shulgina et al., 1994	1 in amm_s_Hectoroceras kochi	137.59	69.41155606363637
LO	Caucasus	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror and Lominadze, 1989	1 in amm_b_Kosmoceras jason	163.3	37.5975
LO	Milne Land	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror, 1988a	0.25 in amm_b_Cardioceras cordatum	159.51999999999998	50.99182355
LO	Kong Karls Land	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Smelror, 1988b	0.25 between 0 amm_b_Cardioceras cordatum 1 amm_b_Perisphinctes plicatilis	159.33249999999998	67.22865102678573
LO	1039	Mendicodinium reticulatum	Zegarra and Helenes, 2011	0.5 in stage_Langhian	14.905000000000001	-1.8120147428571443
LO	North Sea Basin	Mendicodinium groenlandicum	Copestake and Partington, 2023	1 in amm_b_Quenstedtoceras lamberti	161.53	43.250627685714285

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