Abstract
The genus Trinovantedinium Reid 1977 comprises eleven NeogeneQuaternary and one Paleogene dinoflagellate cyst taxa that have been successfully used for biostratigraphy. Combining new and published records of Trinovantedinium species in the Neogene of the tropical Americas, we report preliminary stratigraphic ranges for T. applanatum (AquitanianRecent), T. ferugnomatum (BurdigalianZanclean), T. glorianum (BurdigalianMessinian), T. papula (AquitanianZanclean), T. uitpensis (AquitanianTortonian), T. variabile (AquitanianRecent) and T.? xylochoporum (AquitanianMessinian) in the region. Although the stratigraphic ranges of T. applanatum, T. variabile and T.? xylochoporum in the tropical Americas seem to be coetaneous with previous records elsewhere, the first appearance datums of T. ferugnomatum, T. glorianum and T. papula seem to be at least ∼2–3 Myr. older in the tropical Americas. In contrast, only the last appearance datum of T. glorianum seems to be ∼4 Myr. younger in the Northern Hemisphere. Our results demonstrate that the Cenozoic marine palynological record of the tropical Americas is therefore key to discriminate dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphic ranges across latitudes.
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