Data plotted here is from DINOSTRAT, available via Zenodo: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18375303. Please cite Bijl, 2022 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-579-2022 when using this data.

Distribution


Plots are based on the following information

FO/LO	Location	Taxon	Source	Calibration	Age (Ma)	Paleolatitude
FO	mid-Nigeria	Apectodinium africaense	Jan du Chêne and Adediran, 1985	0.75 in stage_Thanetian	56.81	-8.028
LO	mid-Nigeria	Apectodinium africaense	Jan du Chêne and Adediran, 1985	0.25 in stage_Ypresian	54.017	-7.504
LO	Labrador Sea	Apectodinium augustum	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.024 in stage_Ypresian	55.81	52.896
FO	Northeast Greenland	Apectodinium augustum	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0 in stage_Ypresian	56	57.18
FO	Tarim Basin	Apectodinium capitulatum	He Chengquan, 1991	0.5 in stage_Thanetian	57.62	37.954
LO	Tarim Basin	Apectodinium capitulatum	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
FO	se England	Apectodinium cornufruticosum	Islam, 1983c	0 in stage_Lutetian	48.07	41.99
LO	se England	Apectodinium cornufruticosum	Islam, 1983c	1 in stage_Bartonian	37.71	43.329
FO	Ieper	Apectodinium geometricum	Pastiels 1948	0 in stage_Ypresian	56	40.981
LO	Ieper	Apectodinium geometricum	Pastiels 1948	1 in stage_Ypresian	48.07	42.024
LO	Scotian Margin	Apectodinium homomorphum	Williams et al., 1993	0.2 in stage_Bartonian	40.366	38.215
FO	Scotian Margin	Apectodinium homomorphum	Williams et al., 1993	0.75 in stage_Thanetian	56.81	36.656
LO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium homomorphum	Costa and Downie, 1979	1 in nan_n_NP13	48.8	46.994
FO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium homomorphum	Costa and Downie, 1979	0 in nan_n_NP10	56.001	46.013
LO	mid-Waipara	Apectodinium homomorphum	Dallanave et al., 2016	0.75 in mag_C22r	49.941	-48.133
FO	mid-Waipara	Apectodinium homomorphum	Hollis et al., 2009	0.25 in nan_n_NP13	50.184	-48.187
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium homomorphum	Powell, 1988	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	42.669
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium homomorphum	Powell, 1992	0.4 in nan_n_NP23	30.065	45.434
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium homomorphum	Powell, 1992	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	42.669
FO	ODP 959	Apectodinium homomorphum	Awad and Oboh-Ikuenobe, 2016	0.8 in nan_c_CP6	57.786	-9.071
LO	ODP 959	Apectodinium homomorphum	Awad and Oboh-Ikuenobe, 2016	0.5 in nan_c_CP8b	55.447	-8.773
FO	Suvlu	Apectodinium homomorphum	King et al., 2018	0.2 in nan_n_NP11	53.86	37.907
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium homomorphum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.2 in nan_n_NP10	55.619	47.318
LO	DSDP 555	Apectodinium homomorphum	Brown and Downie, 1984	1 in nan_n_NP10	54.092	46.714
LO	IODP U1356	Apectodinium homomorphum	Bijl et al., 2013	0.75 in mag_C22n	49.075	-58.728
FO	ODP 1172	Apectodinium homomorphum	Bijl et al., 2013	0 in mag_C25n	57.656	-60.184
LO	Rif	Apectodinium homomorphum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Selandian	61.66	23.174
FO	Rif	Apectodinium homomorphum	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	23.174
LO	Rif	Apectodinium homomorphum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.33 in stage_Ypresian	53.383	24.011
FO	Rif	Apectodinium homomorphum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Thanetian	59.24	23.081
FO	Central Graben	Apectodinium homomorphum	Vieira et al., 2020b	0.84 in stage_Thanetian	56.518	48.128
FO	Central Graben	Apectodinium homomorphum	Vieira et al., 2025b	0.85 in stage_Thanetian	56.486	48.133
FO	Landana	Apectodinium homomorphum	Steeman et al., 2020	0.3 in plfor_B_P3b	61.29	-9.642
FO	Synthesis N Germany	Apectodinium homomorphum	Köthe, 2012	1 in nan_n_NP8	57.223	42.386
FO	Angora Road Tawanui	Apectodinium homomorphum	Crouch et al., 2014	0.8 in nan_n_NP9	56.245	-48.058
FO	El Kef	Apectodinium homomorphum	Guasti et al., 2005	0.1 in plfor_B_P3b	61.442	21.536
FO	Well 10	Apectodinium homomorphum	Frieling et al. 2014	0 in stage_Ypresian	56	51.503
LO	Aktulagay	Apectodinium homomorphum	Iakovleva and Heilmann-Clausen, 2020	0.25 in nan_n_NP13	50.184	43.12
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Powell, 1988	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	42.669
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Powell, 1992	0.33 in nan_n_NP10	55.371	42.935
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Powell, 1992	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	42.669
FO	Suvlu	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	King et al., 2018	0 in nan_n_NP10	56.001	37.697
LO	Suvlu	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	King et al., 2018	0.25 in nan_n_NP13	50.184	38.268
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.7 in nan_n_NP9	56.368	47.205
LO	DSDP 555	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.3 in nan_n_NP9	56.856	46.402
LO	IODP U1356	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Bijl et al., 2013	0.5 in mag_C23r	52.132	-58.772
FO	IODP U1356	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Bijl et al., 2013	1 in mag_C24n.2n	53.02	-58.785
LO	Borneo	Apectodinium hyperacanthum	Besems, 1993	1 in stage_Priabonian	33.9	10.86
FO	Canterbury	Apectodinium longispinosum	Wilson, 1968	0.5 in stage_Thanetian	57.62	-50.983
LO	Canterbury	Apectodinium longispinosum	Wilson, 1968	1 in stage_Ypresian	48.07	-48.819
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium paniculatum	Powell, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP11	53.511	43.181
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium paniculatum	Powell, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP9	56.612	42.761
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium paniculatum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.9 in nan_n_NP9	56.123	47.247
FO	Tarim Basin	Apectodinium paradoxum	He Chengquan, 1991	0.5 in stage_Thanetian	57.62	37.954
LO	Tarim Basin	Apectodinium paradoxum	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium parvum	Powell, 1992	0.9 in nan_n_NP10	54.283	43.079
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium parvum	Powell, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP9	56.612	42.761
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium parvum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.75 in nan_n_NP9	56.307	47.215
FO	DSDP 555	Apectodinium parvum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.15 in nan_n_NP9	57.04	46.391
LO	DSDP 555	Apectodinium parvum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.2 in nan_n_NP9	56.979	46.395
FO	Well 10	Apectodinium parvum	Frieling et al. 2014	0 in stage_Ypresian	56	51.503
LO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Costa and Downie, 1979	0.2 in nan_n_NP11	53.86	46.305
FO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Costa and Downie, 1979	0.2 in nan_n_NP10	55.619	46.065
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Powell, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP9	56.612	42.761
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Powell, 1992	0.2 in plfor_A_P9	49.273	43.74
FO	Suvlu	Apectodinium quinquelatum	King et al., 2018	0.2 in nan_n_NP11	53.86	37.907
LO	Suvlu	Apectodinium quinquelatum	King et al., 2018	0.4 in nan_n_NP13	49.907	38.295
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.5 in nan_n_NP10	55.047	47.391
LO	DSDP 548	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Brown and Downie, 1985	1 in nan_n_NP11	52.93	39.222
FO	DSDP 553	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0 in nan_n_NP10	56.001	46.065
LO	DSDP 553	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Brown and Downie, 1984	1 in nan_n_NP10	54.092	46.325
LO	Rif	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Selandian	61.66	23.174
FO	Rif	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	23.174
LO	Rif	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.33 in stage_Ypresian	53.383	24.011
FO	Rif	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Selandian	61.66	23.174
LO	Aktulagay	Apectodinium quinquelatum	Iakovleva and Heilmann-Clausen, 2020	0.75 in nan_n_NP12	51.217	43.055
FO	Dongpu	Apectodinium raritubiformium	Shaw Chenglong, 1999a	0 in stage_Ypresian	56	30.254
LO	Dongpu	Apectodinium raritubiformium	Shaw Chenglong, 1999a	1 in stage_Bartonian	37.71	28.53
LO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium summissum	Costa and Downie, 1979	0.2 in nan_n_NP11	53.86	46.305
FO	DSDP 403_406	Apectodinium summissum	Costa and Downie, 1979	0.2 in nan_n_NP10	55.619	46.065
LO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium summissum	Powell, 1992	0.33 in nan_n_NP10	55.371	42.935
FO	North Sea Compilation	Apectodinium summissum	Powell, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP9	56.612	42.761
LO	Viborg_1	Apectodinium summissum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.9 in nan_n_NP9	56.123	47.247
LO	DSDP 555	Apectodinium summissum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.3 in nan_n_NP9	56.856	46.402
FO	South Gabon	Apectodinium williereae	Boltenhagen, 1977	0 in stage_Thanetian	59.24	-16.291
LO	South Gabon	Apectodinium williereae	Boltenhagen, 1977	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	-15.581