The literature on Triassic, Jurassic and earliest Cretaceous dinoflagellate cysts: supplement six

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 of sub-Arctic West Europe and West Russia. All the 38 items are listed herein with doi numbers where applicable, and a description of each item as a string of keywords.

Keywords:

• Dinoflagellate cysts
• earliest Cretaceous (Berriasian)
• Jurassic
• literature analysis and compilation
• Triassic
• worldwide

Acknowledgements

This paper is respectfully dedicated to the memories of Vaughn M. Bryant Jr. (College Station, Texas, USA; 1940–2021), Arthur D. Cohen (Palm Harbor, Florida, USA; 1942–2020), Norman O. Frederiksen (Potomac, Maryland, USA; 1932–2020), Eric C. Grimm (Jefferson, South Dakota, USA; 1951–2020), Roger P. Morgan (Maitland, South Australia; 1950–2020) and Maya Vladimirovna Oshurkova (St. Petersburg, Russia; 1932–2020), six highly distinguished palynologists who very sadly passed away recently. The constructive and perceptive comments from two anonymous reviewers significantly improved this contribution. This paper is published with the approval of the Executive Director, British Geological Survey (NERC).

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James B. Riding

JAMES B. RIDING is a geologist/palynologist working at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham, UK. He undertook the MSc in palynology at the University of Sheffield and, several years later, Jim was awarded a PhD by the same institution. During 2004, Jim gained a DSc from the University of Leicester, where he did his Bachelor’s degree in geology. His interests include the Mesozoic–Cenozoic palynology of the world, palaeoenvironmental palynology, palynomorph floral provinces, forensic palynology, palynomorph preparation techniques, the history of palynology, the morphology, systematics and taxonomy of dinoflagellate cysts and the geology of the Peak District, UK. Jim is a past Director-at-Large and President of AASP – The Palynological Society, and became Managing Editor in 2004. He was awarded the John Phillips Medal by the Yorkshire Geological Society in 2019 and is currently President-Elect of the International Federation of Palynological Societies.