Dinoflagellate stratigraphy of the uppermost Danien to Ypresian in the Viborg 1 borehole, central Jylland, Denmark

Abstract

Dinoflagellate cysts in the uppermost Danian to Lower Eocene section in the cored Viborg 1 borehole are described. The stratigraphical distribution of the dinoflagellates is shown; eight informal dinoflagellate zones are suggested. The dinoflagellate assemblages in sediments from various Danish localities are correlated with the Viborg 1 cores. A correlation with assemblages from other European Paleocene-Lower Eocene deposits is proposed. Two new species are described, and two new combinations are proposed.