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First Fossil Pollen Record of the Northern Hemisphere Species Aglaoreidia Cyclops Erdtman, 1960 in Australia
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
  • Carlos A. Sanchez Botero
  • Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Mike K. Macphail
Abstract

First fossil pollen record of the Northern Hemisphere species Aglaoreidia cyclops Erdtman, 1960 in Australia. Alcheringa 37, 1-5. ISSN 0311-5518. Aglaoreidia cyclops Erdtman, 1960 is a fossil pollen species associated with upper Eocene to lower Oligocene freshwater deposits in Europe and North America. Specimens preserved in upper Eocene lignites near Norseman, Western Australia, are the first record of this Northern Hemisphere species both in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. This new report widens the biogeographic distribution originally considered for this species. The stratigraphical and environmental characteristics of A. cyclops also make it an excellent stratigraphic indicator of upper Eocene freshwater deposits in Western Australia.

Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Aglaoreidia cyclops,
  • late Eocene,
  • Southern Hemisphere,
  • Werillup Formation,
  • Western Australia,
  • biogeography,
  • fossil record,
  • lignite,
  • micropaleontology,
  • Northern Hemisphere,
  • Oligocene,
  • pollen,
  • stratigraphy,
  • Australia,
  • Western Australia
Geographic Coverage
Australia
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
9-1-2013
Publication Date
01 Sep 2013
Disciplines
Citation Information
Carlos A. Sanchez Botero, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe and Mike K. Macphail. "First Fossil Pollen Record of the Northern Hemisphere Species Aglaoreidia Cyclops Erdtman, 1960 in Australia" Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology Vol. 37 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 415 - 419 ISSN: 0311-5518
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/francisca-oboh-ikuenobe/23/