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New species of the dinoflagellate cyst genus Svalbardella Manum, 1960, emend. from the Paleogene and Neogene of the northern high to middle latitudes
Department of Stratigraphy, Geological Survey of Denmark and
Greenland, GEUS, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Martin J. Head
Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock
Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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Short summary
We described two new species of the fossil dinoflagellate cyst genus Svalbardella. S. clausii sp. nov. has a narrow range in the lowermost Chattian and may be related to cooler surface waters. S. kareniae sp. nov. ranges from Lower Oligocene to Lower Miocene and favours more open marine conditions.
Our study illustrates the close phylogenetic relationship between Svalbardella and Palaeocystodinium and shows that surface ornamentation and the tabulation are variable features within both genera.
We described two new species of the fossil dinoflagellate cyst genus Svalbardella. S. clausii...
