Siliceous dinoflagellate cysts

Some siliceous remains from the Eocene of Barbados can be interpreted as dinoflagellate thecae of the dinoflagellate Peridinites.[1] These have previously been interpreted as dinocysts.[2]

References
  1. HARDING I., C., AND J. LEWIS.1 995. Siliceous dinoflagellate thecal fossils from the Eocene of Barbados. Palaeontology, 37:825-840.
  2. Dale, B. (1978). Acritarchous cysts of Peridinium faeorense Paulsen: implications for dinoflagellate systematics. Palynology, 2: 187-193.
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