Palynology of the middle Pleistocene Te Piki Bed, Cape Runaway, New Zealand

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Abstract
Castlecliffian spores, pollen grains and dinoflagellate cysts are recorded from the Raukumara Peninsula near Cape Runaway. One new dinoflagellate, Bitectatodinium tepikiense n.gen. n.sp., is described systematically. All samples are dominated by palynomorphs of tree-ferns, rimu, and other conifers. Angiosperm pollen grains are relatively rare in absolute numbers but comprise many species. Dinoflagellate cysts, dominated by B. tepikiense, are common in the lower part of the sequence and much rarer in the upper part. Reworked palynomorphs of late Cretaceous to Eocene age occur in small numbers. Results of pollen analyses support marine molluscan evidence for a mild or warm climate during the period of sediment deposition.

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