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Palynomorph is the
geological term used to describe a particle of a size between five and 500 micrometres, found in rock deposits (
sedimentary rocks) and composed of organic material such as
chitin,
pseudochitin and
sporopollenin. The word is derived from
Greek, meaning "strewn or sprinkled forms."
Palynology is the study of palynomorph
fossils and can be considered a subdiscipline of
micropaleontology or
paleobotany. Expressed more simply, palynology is the study of organic
microfossils.
Palynomorphs form a
geological record of importance in determining the type of
prehistoric life that existed at the time the sedimentary formation was laid down. As a result, these microfossils give important clues to the prevailing
climatic conditions of the time. Their paleontological utility derives from an abundance numbering in millions of
cells per gram in organic marine deposits, even when such deposits are generally not
fossiliferous. Palynomorphs, however, generally have been destroyed in
metamorphic or recrystallized rocks.
Typically,
palynomorphs are
dinoflagellates,
acritarchs,
spores,
pollen,
fungi,
scolecodonts (scleroprotein teeth, jaws and associated features of
polychaete annelid) worms,
arthropod organs (such as
insect-mouth parts),
chitinozoans and
microforams.
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