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	Meer	Cerodinium albertii	Slimani et al., 2011	0.25 in stage_Maastrichtian	70.638	41.878
LO	Meer	Cerodinium albertii	Slimani et al., 2011	0.35 in stage_Maastrichtian	70.024	41.823
FO	Angora Road Tawanui	Cerodinium angulatum	Crouch et al., 2014	0.5 in stage_Thanetian	57.62	-48.426
LO	Angora Road Tawanui	Cerodinium angulatum	Crouch et al., 2014	0.5 in stage_Ypresian	52.035	-47.142
FO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium balticum	Vozzhennikova, 1967	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	43.082
LO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium balticum	Vozzhennikova, 1967	1 in stage_Priabonian	33.9	45.388
LO	Gulf of Guinea	Cerodinium boloniense	Guerrero-Murcia and Helenes, 2022	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	5.603
FO	Gulf of Guinea	Cerodinium boloniense	Guerrero-Murcia and Helenes, 2022	0 in stage_Coniacian	89.39	9.326
FO	Saxony	Cerodinium conspicuum	Marheinecke, 1992	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	41.805
LO	Saxony	Cerodinium conspicuum	Marheinecke, 1992	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	41.522
FO	New Jersey	Cerodinium cordiferum	May, 1980	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	37.303
LO	New Jersey	Cerodinium cordiferum	May, 1980	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	37.079
FO	Assam	Cerodinium crassistriatum	Jain et al., 1975	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	-21.446
LO	Assam	Cerodinium crassistriatum	Jain et al., 1975	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	-14.802
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium dartmoorium	Powell, 1992	0.15 in nan_n_NP10	55.715	42.89
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium dartmoorium	Powell, 1992	0.05 in plfor_A_P4	60.372	42.288
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium dartmoorium	Bujak and Mudge, 1994	0.25 in nan_n_NP10	55.524	48.266
LO	Labrador Sea	Cerodinium dartmoorium	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.09 in stage_Ypresian	55.286	53.037
FO	Northeast Greenland	Cerodinium debielii	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.84 in stage_Campanian	74.007	57.098
FO	Nuussuaq basin	Cerodinium debielii	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	57.879
FO	MacKenzie	Cerodinium debielii	Williams et al., 2025	0.75 in stage_Campanian	75.04	77.55
LO	MacKenzie	Cerodinium debielii	Williams et al., 2025	0.6 in stage_Maastrichtian	68.492	78.05
FO	Southeast Greenland	Cerodinium debielii	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	48.09
LO	DSDP 403_406	Cerodinium depressum	Costa and Downie, 1979	1 in nan_n_NP11	52.93	46.431
FO	DSDP 403_406	Cerodinium depressum	Costa and Downie, 1979	1 in nan_n_NP11	52.93	46.431
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium depressum	Powell, 1992	0.75 in plfor_B_P3b	60.948	42.343
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium depressum	Powell, 1992	0.35 in plfor_B_P5	56.716	42.745
LO	ODP 913	Cerodinium depressum	Eldrett et al., 2004	0 in mag_C20r	46.235	62.423
FO	se England	Cerodinium depressum	Powell et al., 1996	0.33 in mag_C25r	58.529	40.546
LO	Stevns Klint	Cerodinium depressum	Surlyk et al., 2013	0.5 in nan_u_UC20d	66.66	45.589
FO	Stevns Klint	Cerodinium depressum	Surlyk et al., 2013	0.75 in nan_u_UC16b	77.955	46.629
LO	DSDP 338	Cerodinium depressum	Eldrett and Harding, 2009	0.25 in mag_C19r	41.942	59.917
LO	ODP 748	Cerodinium diebelii	Mohr and Mao Shaozhi, 1997	0.25 in nan_n_CC23	74.952	-60.519
FO	ODP 748	Cerodinium diebelii	Mohr and Mao Shaozhi, 1997	0.6 in nan_n_CC22	76.218	-60.457
LO	Scotian Margin	Cerodinium diebelii	Williams et al., 1993	0.7 in stage_Danian	62.974	37.521
FO	Scotian Margin	Cerodinium diebelii	Williams et al., 1993	0.75 in stage_Santonian	84.163	38.914
LO	mid-Waipara	Cerodinium diebelii	Crouch et al., 2014	0.5 in nan_n_NP4	62.28	-52.304
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium diebelii	Costa and Davey, 1992	0.5 in amm_b_Trachyscaphites spiniger	80.82	44.128
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium diebelii	Powell, 1992	0.75 in nan_n_NP7	57.944	42.561
LO	ODP 959	Cerodinium diebelii	Masure et al., 1998	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	-9.077
FO	ODP 959	Cerodinium diebelii	Masure et al., 1998	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	-7.956
LO	Stevns Klint	Cerodinium diebelii	Surlyk et al., 2013	0.4 in nan_u_UC20d	66.783	45.601
FO	Stevns Klint	Cerodinium diebelii	Surlyk et al., 2013	0.75 in nan_u_UC16b	77.955	46.629
LO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium diebelii	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.5 between 0 nan_n_NP5 1 nan_n_NP8	59.249	46.701
FO	Australia synthesis	Cerodinium diebelii	Helby et al., 1987	0.8 in stage_Campanian	74.466	-48.575
LO	Australia synthesis	Cerodinium diebelii	Helby et al., 1987	0.05 in stage_Danian	65.821	-47.766
LO	ODP 1172	Cerodinium diebelii	Bijl et al., 2021	0.9 in mag_C30n	66.56	-62.308
FO	Omsk No. 8	Cerodinium diebelii	Lebedeva et al., 2013	0.15 in mag_C31r	71.124	51.592
LO	Rif	Cerodinium diebelii	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Danian	63.85	23.444
FO	Rif	Cerodinium diebelii	Slimani et al., 2016	0.7 in stage_Campanian	75.614	24.319
LO	Rif	Cerodinium diebelii	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	23.174
FO	Rif	Cerodinium diebelii	Slimani et al., 2016	0.55 in stage_Maastrichtian	68.798	23.848
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium diebelii	Vieira et al., 2020b	0.14 in stage_Selandian	61.321	47.757
FO	Hold With Hope	Cerodinium diebelii	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2019	0.9 in stage_Campanian	73.318	57.574
LO	Austral Basin	Cerodinium diebelii	Gonzalez-Estebenet et al., 2021	0.75 in nan_n_NP3	63.597	-56.175
FO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium diebelii	Eshet et al., 1992	0 in plfor_B_P1a	65.734	13.715
LO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium diebelii	Eshet et al., 1992	0.25 in plfor_B_P1b	64.879	13.742
FO	Fiumara Saraceno	Cerodinium diebelii	Torricelli and Amore, 2003	0.66 in mag_C33n	76.139	24.683
FO	Snøvit field	Cerodinium diebelii	Radmacher et al., 2014a	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	62.319
FO	M8 Hartuv B	Cerodinium diebelii	Hoek et al., 1996	0.45 in nan_n_CC24	71.3	14.568
FO	New Jersey	Cerodinium diebelii ssp. rigidum	May, 1980	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	37.303
LO	New Jersey	Cerodinium diebelii ssp. rigidum	May, 1980	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	37.079
FO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium fusiforme	He Chengquan, 1991	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	36.871
LO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium fusiforme	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
LO	Scotian Margin	Cerodinium glabrum	Fensome et al., 2008	0.5 between 1 nan_n_NP8 1 nan_n_NP11	55.077	36.683
LO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium glabrum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	1 in nan_n_NP9	56.001	47.269
FO	Synthesis N Germany	Cerodinium glabrum	Gocht, 1969	0 in stage_Thanetian	59.24	42.036
LO	Hornby Island	Cerodinium glabrum	McLachlan et al., 2018	0.75 in mag_C33n	75.626	55.87
FO	ODP 959	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Masure et al., 1998	0.5 in stage_Campanian	77.91	-7.456
LO	ODP 959	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Masure et al., 1998	0.8 in stage_Maastrichtian	67.266	-8.383
LO	Rif	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	23.869
FO	Rif	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.9 in stage_Campanian	73.318	24.16
LO	Gulf of Guinea	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Guerrero-Murcia and Helenes, 2022	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	5.603
FO	Gulf of Guinea	Cerodinium granulostriatum	Guerrero-Murcia and Helenes, 2022	0.33 in stage_Campanian	79.862	5.676
FO	Central Graben	Cerodinium inflatum	Vieira et al., 2025b	0.4 in stage_Thanetian	57.944	47.923
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium inflatum	Vieira et al., 2025b	0.55 in stage_Thanetian	57.458	47.993
LO	Labrador Sea	Cerodinium kangiliense	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0 in stage_Selandian	61.66	52.672
FO	Northeast Greenland	Cerodinium kangiliense	Nøhr-Hansen and Heilmann-Clausen, 2001	0.5 in stage_Danian	63.85	56.464
FO	Nuussuaq basin	Cerodinium kangiliense	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2002	0.85 in nan_n_NP4	61.576	56.914
FO	West Greenland	Cerodinium kangiliense	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.9 in stage_Danian	62.098	50.692
LO	ODP 959	Cerodinium leptodermum	Masure et al., 1998	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	-9.077
FO	ODP 959	Cerodinium leptodermum	Masure et al., 1998	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	-7.956
FO	Omsk No. 8	Cerodinium leptodermum	Lebedeva et al., 2013	0.5 in mag_C31r	70.361	51.537
LO	Rif	Cerodinium leptodermum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.8 in stage_Maastrichtian	67.266	23.742
FO	Rif	Cerodinium leptodermum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.85 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.96	23.721
LO	Landana	Cerodinium leptodermum	Steeman et al., 2020	1 in plfor_B_P3b	60.758	-9.682
FO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium markovae	Vozzhennikova, 1967	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	43.082
LO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium markovae	Vozzhennikova, 1967	1 in stage_Ypresian	48.07	44.682
LO	se England	Cerodinium medcalfii	Powell et al., 1996	0.5 in mag_C25r	58.308	40.583
FO	se England	Cerodinium medcalfii	Powell et al., 1996	0.33 in mag_C26n	59.145	40.444
LO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium medcalfii	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	1 in nan_n_NP8	57.223	47.055
FO	ODP 1172	Cerodinium medcalfii	Brinkhuis et al., 2003b	0.5 in mag_C26r	60.758	-60.721
LO	Landana	Cerodinium medcalfii	Steeman et al., 2020	1 in plfor_B_E1	55.851	-8.813
FO	Landana	Cerodinium medcalfii	Steeman et al., 2020	0.1 in plfor_B_P5	56.991	-9.066
FO	Mudurnu Basin	Cerodinium mediterraneum	Açikalin et al., 2015	0 in plfor_B_P0	66.04	31.644
LO	Mudurnu Basin	Cerodinium mediterraneum	Açikalin et al., 2015	0.4 in plfor_B_P1b	64.688	31.535
LO	Rif	Cerodinium mediterraneum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.8 in stage_Maastrichtian	67.266	23.742
FO	Rif	Cerodinium mediterraneum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.85 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.96	23.721
FO	Gulf	Cerodinium navarrianum	Srivastava, 1995	0.5 in plfor_A_Gansserina gansseri	72.766	34.386
FO	Gulf	Cerodinium navarrianum	Srivastava, 1995	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	34.425
LO	Gulf	Cerodinium navarrianum	Srivastava, 1995	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	34.831
LO	Rif	Cerodinium navarrianum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.2 in stage_Selandian	61.176	23.114
FO	Rif	Cerodinium navarrianum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.85 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.96	23.721
FO	Clarence Valley	Cerodinium nielsii	Willumsen, 2011	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	-54.668
LO	Clarence Valley	Cerodinium nielsii	Willumsen, 2011	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	-51.339
LO	Rif	Cerodinium obliquipes	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	23.869
FO	Rif	Cerodinium obliquipes	Slimani et al., 2016	0.7 in stage_Campanian	75.614	24.319
LO	Rif	Cerodinium pannuceum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	23.869
FO	Rif	Cerodinium pannuceum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.75 in stage_Campanian	75.04	24.279
FO	Nuussuaq basin	Cerodinium pannuceum	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2002	0 in nan_n_NP1	66.04	57.239
LO	West Greenland	Cerodinium pannuceum	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.41 in stage_Danian	64.244	50.759
FO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium pannuceum	Eshet et al., 1992	0 in plfor_B_P1a	65.734	13.715
LO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium pannuceum	Eshet et al., 1992	1 in plfor_B_P1a	65.197	13.731
FO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium pedibaculiferum	He Chengquan, 1991	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	36.871
LO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium pedibaculiferum	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
FO	Carpathians	Cerodinium prutense	Grigorovich, 1971	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	39.002
LO	Carpathians	Cerodinium prutense	Grigorovich, 1971	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	39.498
FO	Quiriquina	Cerodinium quiriquinaense	Takahashi, 1979	0 in stage_Turonian	93.9	-33.257
LO	Quiriquina	Cerodinium quiriquinaense	Takahashi, 1979	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	-40.257
FO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium sibiricum	Vozzhennikova, 1963	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	43.082
LO	Russia synthesis	Cerodinium sibiricum	Vozzhennikova, 1963	1 in stage_Ypresian	48.07	44.682
FO	Scotian Margin	Cerodinium speciosum	Williams et al., 1993	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	38.054
LO	Scotian Margin	Cerodinium speciosum	Williams et al., 1993	0.7 in stage_Ypresian	50.449	37.165
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium speciosum	Powell, 1992	1 in nan_n_NP7	57.6	42.612
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium speciosum	Powell, 1992	0.75 in plfor_B_P3b	60.948	42.343
LO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium speciosum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	47.055
FO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium speciosum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.6 between 0 nan_n_NP5 1 nan_n_NP8	58.844	46.772
FO	DSDP 555	Cerodinium speciosum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0 in nan_n_NP9	57.223	46.38
LO	DSDP 555	Cerodinium speciosum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.1 in nan_n_NP9	57.101	46.387
FO	ODP 1172	Cerodinium speciosum	Brinkhuis et al., 2003b	0.5 in mag_C30n	67.279	-62.466
FO	Omsk No. 8	Cerodinium speciosum	Lebedeva et al., 2013	0.45 in mag_C31r	70.47	51.545
LO	Rif	Cerodinium speciosum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Thanetian	57.62	23.321
FO	Rif	Cerodinium speciosum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	24.081
LO	Rif	Cerodinium speciosum	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Selandian	59.24	23.081
FO	Rif	Cerodinium speciosum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.55 in stage_Maastrichtian	68.798	23.848
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium speciosum	Bujak and Mudge, 1994	0.25 in nan_n_NP10	55.524	48.266
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium speciosum	Vieira et al., 2020b	0.875 in stage_Thanetian	56.405	48.145
FO	Central Graben	Cerodinium speciosum	Vieira et al., 2020b	0.58 in stage_Danian	63.5	47.972
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium speciosum	Vieira et al., 2025b	0.8 in stage_Thanetian	56.648	48.11
FO	Synthesis N Germany	Cerodinium speciosum	Köthe, 2012	0.15 in nan_n_NP5	60.987	41.987
FO	Disko	Cerodinium speciosum	Piasecki et al., 1992	0 in nan_n_NP5	61.274	56.701
LO	Disko	Cerodinium speciosum	Piasecki et al., 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP6	59.166	56.619
FO	Nuussuaq basin	Cerodinium speciosum	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2002	0.5 in nan_n_NP3	63.91	57.022
FO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium speciosum	Eshet et al., 1992	0 in plfor_B_P1a	65.734	13.715
LO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium speciosum	Eshet et al., 1992	0.5 in plfor_B_P1c	63.303	13.815
FO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium speciosum ssp. elongatum	Mao Shaozhi and Norris, 1988	0 in stage_Thanetian	59.24	37.489
LO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium speciosum ssp. elongatum	Mao Shaozhi and Norris, 1988	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium striatum	Powell, 1992	1 in nan_n_NP7	57.6	42.612
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium striatum	Powell, 1992	0.1 in plfor_B_P1c	63.8	42.618
LO	Viborg_1	Cerodinium striatum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1985	0.75 in nan_n_NP9	56.307	47.215
FO	Gulf	Cerodinium striatum	Srivastava, 1995	1 in plfor_A_Dicarinella asymetrica	79.33	33.952
FO	ODP 1172	Cerodinium striatum	Bijl et al., 2021	0.1 in mag_C26r	61.974	-61.077
FO	ODP 1172	Cerodinium striatum	Brinkhuis et al., 2003b	0.5 in mag_C30n	67.279	-62.466
LO	Rif	Cerodinium striatum	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	23.174
FO	Rif	Cerodinium striatum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.6 in stage_Maastrichtian	68.492	23.827
LO	Synthesis N Germany	Cerodinium striatum	Köthe, 2012	1 in nan_n_NP5	59.359	42.015
FO	Disko	Cerodinium striatum	Piasecki et al., 1992	0 in nan_n_NP5	61.274	56.701
LO	Disko	Cerodinium striatum	Piasecki et al., 1992	0.5 in nan_n_NP6	59.166	56.619
FO	Nuussuaq basin	Cerodinium striatum	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2002	0.75 in nan_n_NP3	63.597	57.007
FO	Angora Road Tawanui	Cerodinium striatum	Crouch et al., 2014	0.8 in nan_n_NP2	64.767	-52.79
FO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium striatum	Eshet et al., 1992	0 in plfor_B_P1a	65.734	13.715
LO	Hor Harar	Cerodinium striatum	Eshet et al., 1992	0.9 in plfor_B_P1a	65.251	13.729
LO	Gulf	Cerodinium subduadrum	Srivastava, 1995	1 in plfor_A_Radotruncana calcarata	74.201	34.291
FO	Gulf	Cerodinium subduadrum	Srivastava, 1995	1 in plfor_A_Dicarinella asymetrica	79.33	33.952
FO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium taeniale	He Chengquan, 1991	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	36.871
LO	Tarim Basin	Cerodinium taeniale	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	38.42
FO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium wardenense	Powell, 1992	0.2 in nan_n_NP10	55.619	42.903
LO	North Sea Compilation	Cerodinium wardenense	Powell, 1992	0.35 in plfor_A_P10	44.488	44.371
LO	Central Graben	Cerodinium wardenense	Bujak and Mudge, 1994	0.5 in nan_n_NP10	55.047	48.33
FO	Landana	Cerodinium wardenense	Steeman et al., 2020	0.5 in plfor_B_P3b	61.138	-9.653
LO	Central North Sea	Cerodinium wardenense	Casas-Gallego and Vieira, 2020	0.25 in plfor_A_P6b	54.02	50.38
FO	Ieper	Cerodinium warrenii	Schumacker-Lambry, 1978	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	40.936
LO	Ieper	Cerodinium warrenii	Schumacker-Lambry, 1978	1 in stage_Thanetian	56	40.981