Abstract The acritarch Teleostomata rackii gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Middle Devonian Skały Beds that outcrop at Miłoszów (Holy Cross Mountains, Poland). At the type locality, its stratigraphical range extends strictly to the “Geminospora” extensa (Ex) Miospore Zone (= hemiansatus–varcus Conodont Zones, which correspond to the early and middle Givetian). The same acritarch

ABSTRACT A diverse and abundant organic-walled microphytoplankton assemblage is reported from two measured sections of the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) Ross Formation in Benton and Decatur counties, Tennessee. The palynoflora comprises 24 genera and 34 species of acritarchs, including one new genus and species (Caulissoma gordonii); and five genera and 11 species of prasinophyte phycomata (excluding

Abstract Forty-seven rock samples from the stratotypes of upper Paleogene formations - Prussian, Palvé and Kurshskaya formations – are collected from the biggest amber deposit worldwide (Primorsky quarry, Kaliningrad oblast, SE Baltic coast), and have been palynologically analyzed. The presence of age-diagnostic dinoflagellate species has allowed us to refine and update the previously questionable

Abstract The Neogene was a decisive period in the establishment of the modern geography and biotic composition of Amazonia. Because the region is covered with rainforest vegetation and lacks extensive outcrops, most of the understanding of its geological and evolutionary history relies on the study of rock cores. We studied the Miocene paleoenvironments and paleoclimate of borehole 1-AS-15-AM, drilled

Alan Keith Graham (1934–2021). Palynology. Accepted .

ABSTRACT The aim of this research is the palynological characterization of all Vinca species naturally grown in Turkey. In this context six Vinca (Apocynaceae) taxa from Turkey were investigated: V. herbacea Waldst & Kit., V. ispartensis Koyuncu & Ekşi, V. minor L., V. major subsp. major L., V. major subsp. hirsuta (Boiss.) Steam, V. soneri Koyuncu, by a palynological approach and similar/different

ABSTRACT Palynology is one of the most useful tools for constructing biostratigraphic charts in the late Paleozoic basins of South America, but the lack of radiometric ages often hinders establishing the precise age of the biozones. This paper focused on two points: 1) the description of new Argentinian palynological assemblages referred to the Lueckisporites/Weylandites Biozone and 2) the application

Abstract Several paleoecological studies over the last decade examining plant microfossils in Late Quaternary wetland sediment cores and dryland soil samples from multiple sites on Rapa Nui found three distinct spore forms, comparable to the class Anthocerotopsida. To our knowledge, hornwort spores have not been noted specifically as such in previous or to date subsequent, published paleoecological

ABSTRACT There are many published items on guidance in scientific writing, and potential authors should not try to read too many of these to prevent information overload. This article aims to advise aspiring authors on producing scientific manuscripts for publication. It is particularly aimed at early career researchers in palynology and related topics who wish to publish their work in the peer-reviewed

Abstract The Quaternary palynology commonly requires the use of acids such as hydrofluoric acid (HF), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), and hydrochloric acid (HCl) to extract pollen grains and sediment spores. In some countries, restricted access to these acids makes fossil pollen studies challenging. Here, we propose an alternative pollen processing technique that does not require the use of acids. The methodology

Abstract In this research, pollen micromorphology and ultrastructure of eight species from genera including Alrawia, Bellevalia, Fessia, Muscari, Othocallis, Prospero, Puschkinia, and Zagrosia were investigated by LM (Light Microscopy), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy). Our results showed that the pollen size varied among the studied species. Accordingly

ABSTRACT The current research aims to characterize the palynological features of the taxa belong to the Cylamen genus that are native for Turkey and evaluate the dissimilarities/similarities between the palynological classifcation and taxonomical classification of the investigated Cylamen taxa. In this context 10 of 12 Cyclamen taxa (C. hederifolium Aiton, C. graecum subsp. anatolicum Ietsw, C. cilicicum

Abstract The most representative dinoflagellate cyst genera and species recognized in the rich palynomorph assemblages of the upper Campanian–lowermost Maastrichtian succession of the Middle Vistula River section (central Poland) are treated taxonomically: in particular, 6 genera and 16 species are considered. Oligosphaeridium araneum sp. nov., which possesses processes with relatively long and slim

Abstract Among dinoflagellates, extant cladopyxidaceans may provide a missing link to better understand the first evolutionary transformations from ancestral configurations towards the more abundant and more derived patterns in Gonyaulacales and Peridiniales. A restudy of the extant, motile-defined Micracanthodinium setiferum from plankton samples from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans and Mediterranean

ABSTRACT Unifloral honeys are highly valued, and their botanical and geographical characterization plays an important role in quality control. This work is an essential contribution to the limited knowledge of the unique resin spurge (Euphorbia resinifera) honey. Palynological and geographical characterization was performed on 29 unifloral resin spurge honey samples distributed along the protected

ABSTRACT Pollen analyses of a 90 cm deep lacustrine sediment profile from the Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh State, central India demonstrated that between ca. 3600 and 2500 cal yr BP (Neoglacial climate interval), open forest vegetation occupied the landscape in the region under a dry climate, probably indicating reduced monsoon (the Indian Summer Monsoon: ISM) rainfall. Further, the open forest

Abstract Dinoflagellate cysts from the LB-5 core in the San Gregorio Formation (SGF) from the La Purísima area, Baja California Sur, Mexico, limit the studied successions age to Oligocene-Miocene (28-20 Ma). Our results allow correlation of this core with the type locality and another well-dated section of the SGF in the region, namely the nearby La Purisima section, with an unequivocal Oligocene-Miocene

Abstract We analyzed the pollen morphology of 13 Brazilian native species of Malvaceae s.l. from forest fragments of Cerrado belonging to nine genera [Bastardiopsis (K. Schum.) Hassl., Byttneria Loefl., Ceiba Mill., Eriotheca Schott & Endl., Guazuma Adans., Helicteres L., Heliocarpus L., Luehea Willd. and Pseudobombax Dugand] in search for characters that can expand the knowledge on the pollen morphology

Abstract Phelodinium fensomei is a new species of organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst described from the Appian Way section of the of the Oyster Bay Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Phelodinium fensomei sp. nov. is distinct from other species of Phelodinium in its unique combination of characters which include an elongate epicyst, bilobate endocyst antapex, and microgranulate to

Abstract The published latest Paleocene to Early to Middle Eocene age-limits of the Sabrina microfloras, offshore Aurora Subglacial Basin, East Antarctica, largely depend on 1970s age-range data for fossil pollen and spore species in the continental margin basins of southern Australia. This paper uses updated biostratigraphical data from southern Australia, including the basins closest to the Aurora

ABSTRACT Effective communication of taxonomic concepts is crucial to meaningful application in all biological sciences, and thus the development and following of best practices in taxonomy and the formulation of clear and practical rules of nomenclature underpin a wide range of scientific studies. The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (the Code), currently the Shenzhen

ABSTRACT Investigation of large populations of peteinoid acritarchs recovered from Middle Ordovician strata of the Hälludden and Horns Udde quarry sections (Öland, Sweden) allows for statistical analyses based on morphometric measurements. The results indicate the presence of assemblages with a continuous variability of morphotypes, thus a distinction of different peteinoid acritarch taxa in the sections

Abstract The Trwyn y Parc solution pipes on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK are one of only three onshore Miocene fossil flora bearing sites. Here we revise the palynostratigraphy and present new palaeoclimate data for this geoheritage site. By comparison to palynological data from northern Europe the age has been refined from Miocene to Middle Miocene, possibly Langhian. This is confirmed by palaeoclimate

ABSTRACT Since the publication of six literature compilations issued between 2012 and 2020, 38 further published contributions on Triassic, Jurassic and earliest Cretaceous (Berriasian) dinoflagellate cysts were issued, or have been discovered, during the past 12 months (i.e. between April 2020 and March 2021). Considerable research has been published on the Triassic and Early Jurassic marine palynology

The introduction of article numbers in Palynology. Palynology. Accepted .

ABSTRACT Pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs were analysed from 35 modern moss cushions collected along an altitudinal gradient (2225–2552 m a.s.l.) from the Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir State (Western Himalaya), India. Selected sampling altitude is at elevation of appearance of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) and West Himalayan spruce or morinda spruce (Picea smithiana). We used Cluster Analysis

Abstract The pollen morphology of 63 species, one subspecies and six varieties of 11 genera in the family Liliaceae was studied in detail using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Among them, 22 species and one variety are reported for the first time. Ten pollen characteristics (shape in polar view, ends in polar view, width of colpus, depth of colpus, length of colpus, colpus

Abstract Deidamioides, one of the four subgenera proposed for the genus Passiflora, is distributed in South and Central America, with its species, until now having been grouped in five sections: Deidamioides, Mayapathanthus, Tryphostemmatoides, Polyanthea and Tetrastylis. Within the current delimitation, subg. Deidamioides is not clearly defined and has a very controversial taxonomic history. The taxonomic

Abstract A palynological investigation was carried out on samples obtained from the Givetian/Frasnian interval in the formation comprising Stromatoporoid-Coral dolomites and limestones from Kowala 1 borehole (south-central Poland). These carbonate bank to reef deposits have not previously been subjected to palynological studies. The analysed samples revealed the presence of organic tentaculitoids,

Abstract In this study we report the palynological properties of the genus Reseda, which is represented by eighteen native taxa in Turkey. In general terms, pollen grains are monad, isopolar, radially symmetrical, oblate-spheroidal to subprolate in equatorial view, circular in polar view, small or medium sized and tricolporate. Pollen grains of R. malatyana are oblate-spheroidal; of R. alba, R. coodei

Abstract Studies have shown that Acacia Mill. s.l. consists of seven genera (Acacia s.s., Acaciella Britton & Rose, Mariosousa Seigler & Ebinger, Senegalia Raf., and Vachellia Wight & Arnott) but does not constitute a monophyletic group. The Senegalia s.l. clade, which corresponds to the genera Acaciella, Mariosousa, and Senegalia s.s., likewise does not constitute a monophyletic group.The pollen morphology

Abstract A palynological study of 239 outcrop samples and their sedimentological context was undertaken on the Pliocene Productive Series in the Kirmaky and Yasamal valleys, eastern Azerbaijan. The Productive Series is primarily a representation of the palaeo-Volga and forms the main hydrocarbon-producing reservoirs in the South Caspian Basin. Most sands are interpreted as fluvial, based on sedimentary

Abstract Pollen morphology of 89 taxa belong to genus Dianthus L. was considered utilizing light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and compared based on their pollen characters. Of these, 73 taxa were reported for the first time. Pollen grains of Dianthus taxa are spheroidal, polypantoporate and 29.1–53 µm in size, and have 12–24 prominent or sunken apertures uniformly distributed on their

Abstract The Blechnaceae is a family of leptosporangiate ferns with a wide geographical distribution. Recent phylogenies revealed several lineages within the family, culminating in a classification system comprising 25 recognized genera grouped into three subfamilies. Spore surface morphology has major importance in the taxonomy of the group, but there is limited information on the relevance of other

Abstract A palynological study of 239 outcrop samples and their sedimentological context was undertaken on the Pliocene Productive Series in the Kirmaky and Yasamal valleys, eastern Azerbaijan. The Productive Series is primarily a representation of the palaeo-Volga and forms the main hydrocarbon-producing reservoirs in the South Caspian Basin. Most sands are interpreted as fluvial, based on sedimentary

Abstract Pollen morphology of 89 taxa belong to genus Dianthus L. was considered utilizing light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and compared based on their pollen characters. Of these, 73 taxa were reported for the first time. Pollen grains of Dianthus taxa are spheroidal, polypantoporate and 29.1–53 µm in size, and have 12–24 prominent or sunken apertures uniformly distributed on their

ABSTRACT The pollen morphology of 63 species, one subspecies and six varieties of 11 genera in family Liliaceae was observed and studied in detail by using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Among them, 22 species and one variety were reported for the first time. Ten pollen characteristics (shape of polar view, ends of polar view, width of colpus, depth of colpus, length

Abstract Cyclonephelium brevireticulatum is a new organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst described from the upper Maastrichtian Arkadelphia Formation, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA. Cyclonephelium brevireticulatum sp. nov. is distinguished from other species of this genus by its small size, and by processes of very low relief (<5 µm) which connect linearly to form a chain or mesh-like micro-reticulation

Abstract Little information about the contribution of plants to the production of honey by bees exists for southern Brazil. Information on this dynamic is crucial to maintaining the health of bees, the pollination of forests and assisting in the management of apiaries and meliponaries. The objective of the study was to elucidate which plants the bees visit for the production of honey in Rio Grande

Abstract The upper Paleocene to lower Eocene Margaret Formation exposed at Stenkul Fiord on southern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, represents a nearly continuous terrestrial succession of microfossil-rich clastic sediments and coal. These strata were deposited at a time of extensive tectonic activity associated with Eurekan deformation. The precise chronology of the Eurekan deformation is poorly

Abstract The different geographical origins of Baltic, Bitterfeld and Ukrainian ambers may be reflected in differences in their preserved fungal spores and plant pollen. In this study, over 573 palynomorphs were isolated through solvent extraction and the differences in their morphological characteristics examined using conventional transmitted light microscopy to explore this hypothesis. The spore

ABSTRACT A comprehensive, illustrated guide to to the preparation (i.e. extraction, concentration and microscope slide production) of palynomorphs from samples of sediments, sedimentary rocks and other materials is presented. The traditional technique, based upon mineral acid digestion of the sample matrix, is subdivided into four phases. These are: sampling and pre-preparation; acid digestion; palynomorph

(2021). A tribute to Eric C. Grimm (1951–2020) Palynology: Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 187-190.

Abstract Lippia is the second largest genus in the family Verbenaceae, comprising about 100 species widely distributed in the Neotropics and some representatives in Africa. The genus is considered poorly delimited taxonomically because many species can only be distinguished by minor morphological differences, resulting in a large number of described taxa. This study aimed to examine and describe the

The upper Paleocene-lower Eocene Margaret Formation exposed at Stenkul Fiord on southern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, represents a nearly continuous terrestrial succession of microfossil-rich clastic sediments and coal. These strata were deposited at a time of extensive tectonic activity associated with Eurekan deformation. The precise chronology of the Eurekan deformation is poorly known. Prior

(2021). The culture and ethos of Palynology. Palynology: Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 1-2.

Abstract This work documents the biostratigraphy of dinoflagellate cysts from the La Barca Formation at the Punta Ainol Locality, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. The succession at Punta Ainol represents a new record for the Paleogene (late Paleocene–middle Eocene) from southern South America, based on current data on nannofossils and dinoflagellate cysts. Some significant events are in agreement

Abstract Palynology is a relatively young science in China. It is accepted conventionally that the earliest papers are those by Jen Hsü, regarded as ‘the pioneer of palynology in China’, from 1950 onwards. This is clearly not so – geographer Su Ting (1913–2000) published an earlier paper on Chinese pollen grains in 1949, having included pollen-analytical research in a largely geomorphological doctoral

Abstract A new monosulcate species, Shanbeipollenites lagarcitensis sp. nov. is described from the Lower Cretaceous Lagarcito Formation, Sierras de Guayaguas (north-western San Luis Basin), Argentina. Shanbeipollenites lagarcitensis shares with other species of this genus a broadly ellipsoidal outline and a diagonally disposed distal sulcus. However, the new species differs from the psilate type species

Abstract The Devonian strata in the Western Desert of Egypt contain diverse plant and animal remains, in addition to the commonly reported miospores, acritarchs and chitinozoans. These remains are of significant paleoenvironmental and biostratigraphic value. This is the first study dedicated to recording these assemblages in the Devonian section in the Sifa-1X well. The zooclast assemblage described

Abstract Diverse and well-preserved marine palynomorphs occur in the Padeha, Khoshyeilagh, and Mobarak formations in the Khoshyeilagh area, northeastern Alborz, northern Iran. The marine palynomorph assemblages consist of acritarchs, prasinophytes, and chitinozoans, comprising 27 genera and 46 species. In addition, the studied sediments contain 20 species of algae, foraminifera, and corals allocated

The Cenozoic of the North Sea is among the best documented stratigraphical successions in the world, and multiple palynological events have been recognised for chronostratigraphical control across ...

Abstract The palynoflora and organic petrography of core samples from the Tyler Formation in the Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA were evaluated to determine their age and depositional environment. The palynofloras are assigned to seven plant groups used by previous authors who studied Carboniferous floras. Lycopsid trees, represented by Lycospora species and Crassispora kosankei are the most abundant

The Pin Formation of the northern Indian Himalaya may contain a record of the late Katian (Late Ordovician) warming event (the Boda Event). Palynological samples collected from two members of this ...

Abstract Palynological analysis of Site M0077A in the Chicxulub impact crater has yielded a record of the immediate Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) recovery from ground zero of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, followed by a record of the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and later Ypresian (Eocene), including the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO). Eight specimens of the dinoflagellate cyst

This study presents the pollen morphology of 11 Brazilian native species and one variety of Caesalpinioideae and Detarioideae (Fabaceae) from forest patches of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The aim of this re...

The family Passifloraceae sensu stricto occurs mainly in the Neotropical region. Four genera are represented in the American flora, Ancistrothyrsus Harms, Dilkea Mast. (restricted to the Amazon rai...

Pollen morphology of 40 specimens of 15 species belonging to eight genera in the subfamily Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae), was studied using Light (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to e...

(2020). Correction. Palynology: Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 1-1.

The pollen morphology of eight endemic species of the genus Inula L. (Asteraceae) – I. helenium subsp. orgyalis (Boiss.) Grierson, I. helenium subsp. vanensis Grierson, I. macrocephala Boiss. & Kot...