Preliminary observations on the palynology of the Precambrian Katanga Sequence, Zambia

Abstract

This is the first record of microfossils found in palynological preparations of Precambrian metasediments from the Zambian Copperbelt. Argillites and carbonates of the Lower Roan contain clusters of spherical forms, chains of cells, and filaments of algal affinity, which are similar to Precambrian microfossils reported from Australia and Europe. The Mwashia and the Kundelungu groups contain mainly isolated Sphaeromorphida.