Abstract
Dinocysts and sporomorphs are recorded from eleven Recent sedimentary samples in two traverses from South West Africa. The dinocyst assemblages are dominated by Spiniferites ramosus ramosus and Operculodinium centrocarpum, although other species are usually present particularly in the more offshore samples. The occurrences of scolecodonts and microforaminifers are also noted, together with the relative abundance of amorphous organic matter. The hydrology and phytoplankton content of this region and the sedimentary composition of the samples are described in detail and then related to the palynomorph content of the bottom sediments. The palynologic conclusions confirm earlier suggestions that the abundance and type of palynomorphs in sediments are governed by a number of complex and interacting factors. Water turbulence, distance from shore, availability and proximity to a river effluence are all extremely important in this respect; upwelling is of particular importance in the region studied.
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