100 95 110 105 115 120 175 180 185 190 195 200 145 150 155 160 165 170 125 130 135 140 Ma upper 173 180 184 190 202 BAJOCIAN AALENIAN TOARCIAN SINEMURIAN HETTANGIAN 7cii 7d PLIENSBACHIAN 195 9Bi 9Bii 146 151 159 TITHONIAN KIMMERIDGIAN OXFORDIAN CALLOVIAN BATHONIAN 165 6a 6b 6c 7ai 6ciia 6ciib 6ciiia 6ciiib 7bi 7aiiai 7aiibi 7aiibii 7aiiaii 7aia-7aib 7bi 7bii 7ci 7bii 7ciai 7ciaii 7ciaiii 111 115 APTIAN 123 130 135 141 143 HAUTERIVIAN BARREMIAN VALANGINIAN BERRIASIAN EARLY LATE 3c 2c 2di 2dii 2diii 2div 3a 3b 4aiii 4aiv 4bi 4bii 4biii 4ci 4cii 5a 5b 5c 5d ALBIAN CENOMANIAN 97.5 100.5 103 108 EARLY MID LATE 1aii 1aiii 1b 1c-2bi 2bii 2biii 1c 2biia 2biiib 2ci 2di 1biii 2biib 2biiic 2biiia 2ciia 2ciib upper-lower lower upper lower upper lower upper middle upper bii upper bi upper aii upper ai middle b 1aii 1aiiia 1bi 1aiiib 1aiiic 1bii 3c 2diii 2div 3a 3b 2dii middle aii middle ai lower lower upper uppermost lower upper 6aib 4bi 4bii 4biii 4cia-4cic 5c 5d 6aia 6bi 6cia 4aiv 4ciia-4ciiic 5aia-5aid 5aii-5bii 6aiia 6aiib 6aiiia 6aiiib 6bii lower middle lower upper lower upper lower upper middle upper lower di-dii ci-ciii bi-biii ai-aiv a-b a-c a b c d a b di-dii 4ai-4aii 4aiii upper 6cib ci-ciii bi-bv ai-aiii c a-b c a b c a b d upper lower middle Microplankton Zones Dinocyst Zones Dinocyst Zones Dinocyst Zones Key species occurrences Helby, Morgan & Partridge 1987 Zone Codes AAP Memoir 24 2001 Sub- zones Sub- zones Morgan, Hooker & Ingram, 2002 UPDATED AGREED SCHEME Australian Timescale Young & Laurie 1996 Youngest occurrence Oldest occurrence EARLY CRETACEOUS LATE CRET. STAGE PERIOD LATE JURASSIC MIDDLE JURASSIC EARLY JURASSIC 7d Fig. 1 Carnarvonodinium morganii ACME 4ai-4aii Regional North West Shelf Event Markers KA KV K JT JK JO JC UPDATED JURASSIC – EARLY CRETACEOUS DINOCYST ZONATION NWS AUSTRALIA Robin Helby, Roger Morgan, and Alan D. Partridge Geoscience Australia publication ISBN: 1 920871 01 2 Bibliographic reference: Helby, R., Morgan, R. and Partridge, A.D., 2004. Updated Jurassic – Early Cretaceous dinocyst zonation NWS Australia. Geoscience Australia publication ISBN 1 920871 01 2. Geoscience Australia has tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible. However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurate or complete. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY SOLELY ON THIS INFORMATION WHEN MAKING A COMMERCIAL DECISION. © Commonwealth of Australia 2004 10A/B Dinocysts not generally reported. Diconodinum multispinum Xenascus asperatus Pseudoceratium ludbrookiae Canninginopsis denticulata Muderongia tetracantha Diconodinium davidii Odontochitina operculata Ascodinium cinctum Muderongia australis Muderongia testudinaria Phoberocysta burgeri D. multispinum X. asperatus D. armata E. ludbrookiae C. denticulata M. tetracantha D. davidii O. operculata M. australis M. testudinaria P. burgeri A. cinctum D. multispinum X. asperatus P. ludbrookiae C. denticulata M. tetracantha D. davidii O. operculata M. australis M. testudinaria P. burgeri Senoniasphaera tabulata Systematophora areolata Batioladinium reticulatum Dissimulidinium lobispinosum Cassiculosphaeridia delicata Kalyptea wisemaniae Pseudoceratium iehiense Dingodinium jurassicum Omatia montgomeryi Cribroperidinum perforans Dingodinium swanense Rigaudella aemula Wanaea clathrata Wanaea spectabilis Egmontodinium torynum Wanaea digitata S. tabulata S. areolata B. reticulatum E. torynum O. montgomeryi C. perforans P. iehiense D. jurassicum D. lobispinosum C. delicata K. wisemaniae D. swanense W. clathrata W. spectabilis R. aemula W. digitata S. tabulata S. areolata B. reticulatum E. torynum O. montgomeryi C. perforans P. iehiense D. jurassicum D. lobispinosum C. delicata K. wisemaniae D. swanense W. clathrata W. spectabilis R. aemula W. digitata Wanaea indotata Caddasphaera halosa Dissiliodinium caddaense Wanaea verrucosa W. indotata Dapcodinium priscum Skuadinium Susadinium D. priscum W. indotata C. halosa D. caddaense Nannoceratopsis gracilis Wanaea indotata Dissiliodinium caddaense Nannoceratopsis deflandrei Wanaea verrucosa Luehndea Assemblage Dapcodinium priscum Wanaea clathrata Wanaea spectabilis Ctenidodinium ancorum Voodooia tabulata Ternia balmei Diconodinum multispinum Xenascus asperatus Endoceratium ludbrookiae Canninginopsis denticulata Muderongia tetracantha Diconodinium davidii Odontochitina operculata Muderongia australis Muderongia testudinaria Phoberocysta burgeri Senoniasphaera tabulata Systematophora areolata Batioladinium reticulatum Dissimulidinium lobispinosum Cassiculosphaeridia delicata Kalyptea wisemaniae Pseudoceratium iehiense Dingodinium jurassicum Omatia montgomeryi Cribroperidinum perforans Egmontodinium torynum Dioxya armata Dingodinium swanense Dissimulidinium lobispinosum Batioladinium reticulatum Omatidinium amphiacanthum Cassiculosphaeridia delicata ACME Kalyptea wisemaniae Consistent Pseudoceratium iehiense Egmontodinium torynum Diconodinum multispinum Xenascus asperatus Endoceratium ludbrookiae Muderongia tetracantha Diconodinium davidii Muderongia testudinaria Phoberocysta burgeri Senoniasphaera tabulata Dioxya armata Wanaea indotata Consistent Dissiliodinium caddaense Nannoceratopsis deflandrei Wanaea verrucosa Skuadinium biturbinatum Susadinium australis Dapcodinium priscum Consistent Wanaea clathrata Scriniodinium crystallinum Ctenidodinium ancorum Voodooia tabulata Ternia balmei Omatia montgomeryi Tubotuberella missilis Dingodinium swanense Rigaudella aemula Wanaea digitata Odontochitina singhii Craspedodinium indistinctum Dioxya armata Cannosphaeropsis australis Dingodinium cerviculum Ovoidinium striatum ACME Diconodinium davidii ACME Pseudoceratium turnerii Muderongia australis Muderongia mcwhaei Batioladinium longicornutum Ascodinium cinctum ACME Scriniodinium attadalense Canningia reticulata Phoberocysta neocomica (very spiny) Phoberocysta neocomica Muderongia spp. Phoberocysta burgeri Dingodinium cerviculum Gardodinium lowii Batioladinium reticulatum Dissimulidinium lobispinosum Batioladinium "apicoramosa" Helby † Dissimulidinium purattense Pseudoceratium iehiense Tubotuberella missilis Wanaea clathrata Wanaea talea Cygnusicysta taltarniana ACME Systematophora geminus Wanaea spectabilis Voodooia tabulata Lithodinia protothymosa Wanaea verrucosa Endoscrinium kempiae Ternia balmei Kylindrocysta spinosa Ctenidodinium spp. (spiny varieties) Susadinium australis † Informal manuscript species D. caddaense Phoberocysta neocomica (less spiny) Nummus similis ACME Dissiliodinium caddaense D. priscum S. australis Consistent Odontochitina spp. Nummus monoculatus influx Diconodinum cristatum suite Fusiformacysta challisiana ACME Consistent Wanaea talea Acknowledgements. 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