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Seriliodinium, a new Late Cenozoic dinoflagellate from the Black Sea
| Eaton, G.L. | |
| 1996 | |
| Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, vol. 91: pp. 151-169Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v | |
| Seriliodinium, a new Late Cenozoic dinoflagellate from the Black Sea |
Eaton, G.L. 1996, Seriliodinium, a new Late Cenozoic dinoflagellate from the Black Sea. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 91 ( 1996) 151-169 Abstract The gonyaulacoid dinoflagellate cyst genus, Seriliodinium Eaton, gen. nov. (type, Seriliodinium explicatum Eaton, sp. nov.), is described on the basis of material dredged from the floor of the Black Sea. The cruciform cyst body shape, the presence of single, parasutural trabeculae, and the selective development of processes and trabeculae in S. explicatum are considered to represent adaptive morphological responses to a stressed environment. The age of this material is interpreted as within the range of Pliocene to Pleistocene.