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Dinoflagellate cysts from the Rabot Member (Santa Marta Formation) of eastern James Ross Island
| Sumner, P.W. | |
| 1992 | |
| In: Duane, A.M., Pirrie, D. and Riding, J.B. (eds.), 1992: Palynology of the James Ross Island Are | |
| Dinoflagellate cysts from the Rabot Member (Santa Marta Formation) of eastern James Ross Island |
Sumner, P.W., 1992; Dinoflagellate cysts from the Rabot Member (Santa Marta Formation) of eastern James Ross Island. In: Duane, A.M., Pirrie, D. and Riding, J.B. (eds.), 1992: Palynology of the James Ross Island Area, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Science, Volume 4,No.3: 305-310 Special Issue, September 1992. Blackwell Scientific Publications Abstract: Palynomorph assemblages dominated by dinoflagellate cysts are described from seventeen samples from the Rabot Member of the Santa Marta Formation at Ekelof Point, eastern James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Although the assemblages are of relatively low diversity, the dinoflagellate cyst taxa recorded indicate a mid to late Campanian (Late Cretaceous) age. Changes in species diversity, dominance and gonyaulacacean ratio suggest a gradually reducing distance from shore during deposition, with a return to more offshore conditions towards the section top. A new species of dinoflagellate cyst, Isabelidinium papillum, is described.