Diconodinium lurense sp. nov., a late Maastrichtian to Danian dinoflagellate cyst from southwest Atlantic basins
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Abstract. Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic deposits from the Colorado and Austral basins, Argentina and the Punta del Este Basin, Uruguay contain diverse organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts, including Diconodinium lurense sp. nov. which occurs in the late Maastrichtian and Danian throughout the basins. The new species is characterized by an autophragm that is densely covered by short spines and by relatively long apical and antapical horns, and by a variable Ia to IPa archeopyle. On our evidence, the stratigraphical range of Diconodinium lurense sp. nov. is latest Maastrichtian to Danian, and is thus a useful biostratigraphical marker for the Cretaceous-Palaeogene transition in the southwest Atlantic basins. Resumen. DICONODINIUM LURENSE, UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE QUISTE DE DINOFLAGELADO DEL MAASTRICHTIANO TARDÍO-DANIANO DEL ATLÁNTICO SUDOCCIDENTAL. Los depósitos del Cretácico Superior y Cenozoico de las cuencas del Colorado y Austral, Argentina y Cuenca Punta del Este, Uruguay son portadores de asociaciones de quistes de dinoflagelados diversas. Diconodinium lurense sp. nov. es un elemento común en las asociaciones provenientes del Maastrichtiano tardío-Daniano en las distintas cuencas. Esta nueva especie se caracteriza por presentar un autofragma densamente cubierto por espinas cortas, cuernos apical y antapical relativamente largos y por un arqueopilo variable Ia-IPa. Nuestras evidencias indican que el rango estratigráfico de Diconodinium lurense sp. nov. se extiende desde al Maastrichtiano tardío hasta el Daniano, constituyendo un importante marcador bioestratigráfico para la transición Cretácico-Paleógeno en las cuencas del Atlántico Sudoccidental.Downloads
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