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JURASSIC – EARLY CRETACEOUS SPORE-POLLENAND DINOCYST ZONATIONS FOR AUSTRALIA
Alan D. Partridge — Biostrata Pty Ltd© Commonwealth of Australia 2006
Acknowledgement: The author thanks GeoscienceAustralia and the Virtual Centre of EconomicMicropalaeontology and Palynology (VCEMP) for thescientific assistance and financial support in thecompilation of this chart. Alan D. Partridge publishes with the permission of the Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia.
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Bibliographic reference: Partridge, A.D., 2006. Jurassic – EarlyCretaceous spore-pollen and dinocyst zonations for Australia. In:Monteil, E. (coord.), Australian Mesozoic and Cenozoic PalynologyZonations – updated to the 2004 Geologic Time Scale. GeoscienceAustralia Record 2006/23. ISBN 1 921 236 05 1.
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Key species occurrences
Youngest occurrenceOldest occurrence
Helby, Morgan &Partridge 1987
Helby, Morgan &Partridge 2004
Dissimulidinium lobispinosum
Batioladinium reticulatum
Omatidinium amphiacanthum
Cassiculosphaeridia delicata ACMEKalyptea wisemaniae
Consistent Pseudoceratium iehiense
Egmontodinium torynum
Diconodinum multispinum
Xenascus asperatus
Endoceratium ludbrookiae
Muderongia tetracantha
Diconodinium davidii
Muderongia testudinaria
Phoberocysta burgeri
Senoniasphaera tabulata
Dioxya armata
Wanaea indotata
Consistent Dissiliodinium caddaense
Nannoceratopsis deflandrei
SkuadiniumbiturbinatumSusadinium australis
Dapcodinium priscum
Consistent Wanaea clathrata
Scriniodinium crystallinumCtenidodinium ancorumVoodooia tabulataTernia balmei
Omatia montgomeryi
Tubotuberella missilis
Dingodinium swanense
Rigaudella aemula
Wanaea digitata
Odontochitina singhii
Craspedodinium indistinctum
Dioxya armata
Cannosphaeropsis australis
Dingodinium cerviculum
Ovoidinium striatum ACME
Diconodinium davidii ACME
Endoceratium turneriiMuderongia australis
Muderongia mcwhaei
Batioladinium longicornutum
Ascodinium cinctum ACME
Scriniodinium attadalense
Canningia reticulata
Phoberocysta neocomica (very spiny)
Phoberocysta neocomica
Muderongia spp.
Phoberocysta burgeriDingodinium cerviculum
Gardodinium lowii
Batioladinium reticulatumDissimulidinium lobispinosum
Dissimulidinium purattensePseudoceratium iehiense
Tubotuberella missilis
Wanaea clathrata
Wanaea talea
Cygnusicysta taltarniana ACME
Systematophora geminus
Wanaea spectabilis
Voodooiatabulata
Wanaea verrucosa
Endoscrinium kempiae TerniabalmeiKylindrocysta spinosa
Ctenidodinium spp. (spiny varieties)
Susadinium australis
Phoberocysta neocomica (less spiny)
Nummus similis ACME
Dissiliodinium caddaense
Consistent Odontochitina spp.
Nummus monoculatus influx
Diconodinum cristatum suite
Fusiformacysta challisiana ACME
Consistent Wanaea talea
Carnarvonodinium morganii ACME
Dapcodinium priscum
Endoceratium ludbrookiaeLitosphaeridium siphoniphorumCanninginopsis denticulata
Rhaetogonyaulax rhaetica
Rhaetogonyaulax rhaetica
M35
M32M31M30
M27
M0r
M5n129.8
Geoma-gnetic
PolarityTimescalePolarity &Chronzone
131.6M6131.2
132.2
132.8
M7
133.5
M8
M9
M"-3r"
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Nor
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118.5
124.6
125.0
127.6
M"-2r"
M"-1r"
M1
M3
135.7
137.6
139.1
139.5
140.4
141.1
142.6
144.0
144.9
146.2
147.8
148.9
151.0
152.3
154.1
155.1
155.7
156.0
157.3
158.9
160.1
162.1
163.2
164.9
M10
M11
M12
M13
M14
M15
M16
M17
M18
M19
M20
M21
M22
M23
M24
M25
M26
M28
M29
M33
M34
M36
M37
M38
M39
M40M41
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95
110
105
115
120
175
180
185
190
195
200
145
150
155
160
165
170
125
130
135
140
93.5
99.6
103.5
110.4
115.5
125.0
137.0
145.5
150.8
164.0
167.7
170.7
181.5
199.6
Crybelosporites striatus
Coptospora paradoxa
Cooksonites variabilis
Pilosisporites parvispinosus
Crybelosporitesstriatus
Cyclosporiteshughesii
Pilosisporites notensis
Foraminisporis asymmetricus
Foraminisporis wonthaggiensis
Triporoletes reticulatus
Dictyotosporites speciosus
Cyclosporites hughesii
Ruffordiaspora australiensis
Ceratosporites equalisRetitriletes watherooensis
Biretisporites eneabbaensis
Prominent Perinopollenites elatoides
Foraminisporiswonthaggiensis
Ruffordiasporaaustraliensis
Retitrileteswatherooensis
Murosporaflorida
Callialasporitesturbatus
Corollinatorosa
Ashmoripollis reducta
Contignisporitescooksoniae
Dictyotosporitescomplex
Murospora florida
Contignisporites cooksoniae and/orContignisporites burgeri
Retitriletes circolumenus
Prominent Callialasporites turbatus
Abundant Corollina torosa
Abundant Exesipollenites tumulus
Dictyotosporites complex
Phimopollenitespannosus
Coptosporaparadoxa
Hoegisporis uniforma(former zone nameAppendicisporites
distocarinatus)
Coptospora paradoxa (SM)Hoegisporis uniforma (SM)
Hoegisporis uniforma (SM)Appendicisporites distocarinatus (SM)
Phimopollenites pannosus
Pilosisporites grandis
140.8
169.2Lower
Upper
Decline in Corollina torosaKekryphalospora distincta
Kekryphalospora distincta
Ashmoripollis reducta
169.2
169.2
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Prominent Callialasporites dampieri
162.6
157.4
A
B
CProminent Aequitriradites norrisii
Prominent Aequitriradites norrisii
Aequitriradites hispidus
Aequitriradites hispidusPilosisporites ingramii
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Hoegisporis uniforma (NM)
Appendicisporites spp. (NM)
NM = Northern MarginSM = Southern Margin
Spore-Pollen Zones
Pseudoceratium iehiense
Wanaea indotata
Dissiliodinium caddaense
Nannoceratopsis deflandrei
Wanaea verrucosa
Luehndea Assemblage
Dapcodinium priscum
Wanaea clathrata
Wanaea spectabilis
Ctenidodinium ancorumVoodooia tabulata
Ternia balmei
Diconodinum multispinum
Xenascus asperatus
Endoceratium ludbrookiae
Canninginopsis denticulata
Muderongia tetracantha
Diconodinium davidii
Odontochitina operculata
Muderongia australis
Muderongia testudinaria
Phoberocysta burgeri
Senoniasphaera tabulata
Systematophora areolata
Batioladinium reticulatum
Dissimulidinium lobispinosum
Cassiculosphaeridia delicata
Kalyptea wisemaniae
Dingodinium jurassicum
Omatia montgomeryi
Cribroperidinum perforans
Egmontodinium torynum
Dioxya armata
Dingodinium swanense
Dinocyst Zones
Dinocysts notgenerallyreported.
Rhaetogonyaulax rhaetica
Ma
167.7
171.6
175.6
183
196.5
BAJOCIAN
AALENIAN
TOARCIAN
SINEMURIAN
HETTANGIAN
PLIENSBACHIAN
189.6
150.8
155.2
161.2
TITHONIAN
KIMMERIDGIAN
OXFORDIAN
CALLOVIAN
BATHONIAN
164.7
121
125
AP
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130
136.4
140.2
145.5
HAUTERIVIAN
BARREMIAN
VALANGINIAN
BERRIASIAN
EA
RL
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BIA
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99.6
106.4
108.8
112
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JU
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93.5
199.6
RHAETIAN203.6
TRIAS.
Geologic Time Scale 2004Gradstein et al. 2004
103.0
93.5
99.6
101.0
106.4
108.8
112.0
121.0
131.0
125.0
133.0
137.0
135.0
140.2
141.4
142.6
143.6
144.8
146.8
150.8
154.4
156.2
139.2
148.8
149.8
161.2
162.2
164.0
160.2
166.0
167.7
169.6
171.6
181.0
183.0
185.0
200.6
203.6