Siliceous dinoflagellate cysts explained

Some siliceous remains from the Eocene of Barbados can be interpreted as dinoflagellate thecae of the dinoflagellate Peridinites.^[1] These have previously been interpreted as dinocysts.^[2]

Notes and References

1. HARDING I., C., AND J. LEWIS.1 995. Siliceous dinoflagellate thecal fossils from the Eocene of Barbados. Palaeontology, 37:825-840.
2. Dale, B. (1978). Acritarchous cysts of Peridinium faeorense Paulsen: implications for dinoflagellate systematics. Palynology, 2: 187-193.