<i>Oligosphaeridium junctum</i> sp. nov. A Hauterivian dinoflagellate cyst from the North Sea

Bailey, David; Loy, Anthony

doi:https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.16.2.159

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.16.2.159

© Author(s) 1997. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.16.2.159

© Author(s) 1997. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

01 Oct 1997

| 01 Oct 1997

Oligosphaeridium junctum sp. nov. A Hauterivian dinoflagellate cyst from the North Sea

David Bailey and Anthony Loy

Abstract. The new species Oligosphaeridium junctum is described and illustrated from sidewall core samples in UKCS Well 15/29b-4Z. This species is considered to be an extremely useful stratigraphic marker in Hauterivian aged marine sediments of the North Sea.