LegacyPollen2.0: Taxonomically harmonized pollen counts of African samples with revised chronologies
Li, Chenzhi; Ni, Jian; Böhmer, Thomas; Cao, Xianyong; Zhou, Borui; Liao, Mengna; Li, Kai; Schild, Laura; Wieczorek, Mareike; Heim, Birgit; Herzschuh, Ulrike
Li, Chenzhi; Ni, Jian; Böhmer, Thomas; Cao, Xianyong; Zhou, Borui; Liao, Mengna; Li, Kai; Schild, Laura; Wieczorek, Mareike; Heim, Birgit; Herzschuh, Ulrike (2025): LegacyPollen2.0: Taxonomically harmonized pollen counts of African samples with revised chronologies [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971691,
In: Li, C et al. (2025): LegacyPollen2.0: an updated global taxonomically and temporally standardized fossil pollen dataset of 3680 palynological records [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965907

02DIOGO (Diogo)
Event: 02DIOGO (Diogo)
ELEVATION: 8.0 m
LOCATION: Africa
METHOD/DEVICE: Core (CORE)

02GUIERS (Lake Guiers)
Event: 02GUIERS (Lake Guiers)
LOCATION: Africa

ELEVATION: -426.0 m
Penetration 165.2 m
Recovery 149.58 m
LOCATION: Benguela Current, South Atlantic Ocean
CAMPAIGN: Leg175
BASIS: Joides Resolution
METHOD/DEVICE: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
COMMENT: 18 cores; 165.2 m cored; 0 m drilled; 90.5 % recovery

ABIJATA
Event: ABIJATA
ELEVATION: -0.0 m
LOCATION: Africa

Event: AH1
ELEVATION: -0.1 m

Event: AH2

ALB3PC (Lake Albert WHOI core 3PC)
Event: ALB3PC (Lake Albert WHOI core 3PC)

ALBATROS
Event: ALBATROS

ALBITR1 (Albitrunca Cliff)
Event: ALBITR1 (Albitrunca Cliff)

ALBITR2 (Albitrunca Cliff)
Event: ALBITR2 (Albitrunca Cliff)
ELEVATION: 460.0 m
METHOD/DEVICE: Core (CORE)

ANDOLO (Lake Andolonomby)
Event: ANDOLO (Lake Andolonomby)

ANS
Event: ANS

Event: BAB_EL_KARN
ELEVATION: 1220.0 m
METHOD/DEVICE: Sediment sample (SES)

BADDA (Badda bog)
Event: BADDA (Badda bog)

Event: BAL_Pollen

BAMBILI1 (Bambili 1)
Event: BAMBILI1 (Bambili 1)

BAMBILI2 (Bambili 2)
Event: BAMBILI2 (Bambili 2)

BASESECT
Event: BASESECT

BEMBA
Event: BEMBA

BOURDIM
Event: BOURDIM
LOCATION: Bourdim, Algeria
METHOD/DEVICE: Russian corer (RUSC)
COMMENT: Area: 7 ha

Event: BSM97

CALDERIL
Event: CALDERIL

Event: CH22KW31 (KM31)

CORAF2 (CORAF)
Event: CORAF2 (CORAF)

CORAFT (CORAF)
Event: CORAFT (CORAF)

CRAIG (Craigrossie)
Event: CRAIG (Craigrossie)

DARFATMA
Event: DARFATMA
LOCATION: Dar Fatma, Tunisia
METHOD/DEVICE: Russian corer (RUSC)
COMMENT: Centre of bow (peaty zone). Area: 5 ha. Surrounding vegetation: Anagalis Asphodelus Bellis Isoetes Lotus.

DAYET
Event: DAYET
METHOD/DEVICE: Sediment sample (SES)

Event: DEELMER1

DEVA-DEVA (Deva-Deva)
Event: DEVA-DEVA (Deva-Deva)

Driehoek
Event: Driehoek
LOCATION: South Atlantic Ocean
METHOD/DEVICE: Multiple investigations (MULT)

Event: E4_Pollen

E96-1P (Lake Edward)
Event: E96-1P (Lake Edward)

E96-5M (Lake Edward)
Event: E96-5M (Lake Edward)

ELANDSBA
Event: ELANDSBA

ELIMSEQ (Elim Swamp)
Event: ELIMSEQ (Elim Swamp)

ELKHALED (Oumm el-Khaled)
Event: ELKHALED (Oumm el-Khaled)
LOCATION: Algeria
METHOD/DEVICE: Livingstone piston sampler (LPS)
COMMENT: marsh; Physiography: calcareous rang: synclinal valley; Vegetation: Alfa steppe; Formation: Saharan sub-dersert; Location: centre of the marsh (several ponds)

ESAMBU
Event: ESAMBU

ETEZA
Event: ETEZA

Event: EV11

EV13 (Lake Eilandvlei)
Event: EV13 (Lake Eilandvlei)
Recovery 30.5 m
LOCATION: South Africa
METHOD/DEVICE: Composite Core (COMPCORE)
COMMENT: One short core (EV13-2: 156 cm length) and two overlapping long cores (EV13-3: 30.22 m, EV13-4: 9.86 m) were retrieved. A composite profile (EV13) with a length of 30.47 m was established.

FILIM
Event: FILIM

FLECK
Event: FLECK

Event: FPORTAL2

GALINHA
Event: GALINHA

Event: GAMA2

Event: GAMA4

GARATOUE
Event: GARATOUE
LOCATION: Garaat El-Ouez, Algeria
METHOD/DEVICE: Russian corer (RUSC)
COMMENT: Area: 10 ha

GDV4 (Grootdrift - Verlorenvlei)
Event: GDV4 (Grootdrift - Verlorenvlei)

Event: GeoB1023-5
Penetration 12 m
Recovery 9.5 m
LOCATION: Angola Basin
CAMPAIGN: M6/6
BASIS: Meteor (1986)
METHOD/DEVICE: Gravity corer (Kiel type) (SL)
COMMENT: cc: clay, olivgreen, shells

GHORRA01 (Ghorra I)
Event: GHORRA01 (Ghorra I)
LOCATION: Djebel El Ghorra, Tunisia

GROOTDRIFT (Grootdrift - Verlorenvlei)
Event: GROOTDRIFT (Grootdrift - Verlorenvlei)

Event: HACHLAF1

HARUB2 (Harubes)
Event: HARUB2 (Harubes)

HAWA
Event: HAWA

HL
Event: HL

Event: IKIMBA2

JIKARIYA
Event: JIKARIYA

KA1 (Kashiru Swamp)
Event: KA1 (Kashiru Swamp)

KA3 (Kashiru Swamp)
Event: KA3 (Kashiru Swamp)

KAI
Event: KAI

Kajemarum-Oasis
Event: Kajemarum-Oasis
LOCATION: Nigeria
METHOD/DEVICE: Sediment corer (SEDCO)

KAVITAHA
Event: KAVITAHA

Event: KH3

Event: KH4

KHATU
Event: KHATU

Event: KIG2

KIMILIA
Event: KIMILIA

KIMILIB
Event: KIMILIB

KITUMBAKO (Kitumbako)
Event: KITUMBAKO (Kitumbako)

KLAARFONT (Klaarfontein Springs)
Event: KLAARFONT (Klaarfontein Springs)

Event: KN1A

KOITOBOS
Event: KOITOBOS

Event: KT3

KUL
Event: KUL

LABOOTA
Event: LABOOTA

Event: Lake_Malawi

Event: Lake_Masoko

Event: Lake_Sidi_Ali
LOCATION: Middle Atlas, Morocco
METHOD/DEVICE: Piston corer, UWITEC (PCUWI)

LH1 (Bois de Bilanko)
Event: LH1 (Bois de Bilanko)

LH3 (Bois de Bilanko)
Event: LH3 (Bois de Bilanko)

Event: LKMBTU5

LPOUL
Event: LPOUL

Event: LT1
LOCATION: Lake Tilo
METHOD/DEVICE: Livingstone piston corer (LPC)

Event: LT84-8P

Event: LT9812M

Event: LT9837M

Event: LT9858M

MAHOMA (Mahoma Lake)
Event: MAHOMA (Mahoma Lake)

MAJENHMI
Event: MAJENHMI
LOCATION: Majen Ben Hmida, Tunisia
COMMENT: Area: 0.09 ha

MAJORBOG
Event: MAJORBOG
LOCATION: Majen El Orbi, Tunisia
COMMENT: Peaty border of the Marsh.

MAJORMAR
Event: MAJORMAR
LOCATION: Majen El Orbi, Tunisia
COMMENT: Centre of the basin (alt 148m). Surrounding vegetation: Isoetes Juncus Nymphea Ranunculus Scirpu.

MAL05-2A (Lake Malawi MAL05-2)
Event: MAL05-2A (Lake Malawi MAL05-2)

MALAHLAPAN (Malahlapanga)
Event: MALAHLAPAN (Malahlapanga)

MARURA
Event: MARURA

MAS1TR4C3 (Mare aux Songes)
Event: MAS1TR4C3 (Mare aux Songes)

Mbala
Event: Mbala
METHOD/DEVICE: Multiple investigations (MULT)

MBORO
Event: MBORO

Event: Mfabeni_Peatland

MITSINLA
Event: MITSINLA

Event: MK1

Event: MPU11TAN

Event: MPU12TAN

MUKUKWE
Event: MUKUKWE

MUSISI
Event: MUSISI

NAIVASHA
Event: NAIVASHA

NAMONTE
Event: NAMONTE

Event: NDU2

NELLIEH (Nellie Humps)
Event: NELLIEH (Nellie Humps)
METHOD/DEVICE: Core (CORE)

Event: NIGERDC2

NILEDS2 (CoreS2)
Event: NILEDS2 (CoreS2)
ELEVATION START: 1.0 m
ELEVATION END: 0.0 m
LOCATION: Nile Delta S2, Egypt
METHOD/DEVICE: Rotary core drilling (RCD)
COMMENT: No laminations. Core diameter: 6 cm. Physiography: Nile Delta. Vegetation formation: Nile Delta Papyrus Marsh.

NILEDS6 (CoreS6)
Event: NILEDS6 (CoreS6)
ELEVATION START: 2.0 m
ELEVATION END: 0.0 m
LOCATION: Nile Delta S6, Egypt
METHOD/DEVICE: Rotary core drilling (RCD)
COMMENT: No laminations. Core diameter: 6 cm. Physiography: Nile Delta. Vegetation formation: Nile Delta Papyrus Marsh.

NILEDS7 (CoreS7)
Event: NILEDS7 (CoreS7)
ELEVATION START: 1.0 m
ELEVATION END: 0.0 m
LOCATION: Nile Delta S7, Egypt
METHOD/DEVICE: Rotary core drilling (RCD)
COMMENT: No laminations. Core diameter: 6 cm. Physiography: Nile Delta. Vegetation formation: Nile Delta Papyrus Marsh.

Event: NW1_Pollen

OBLONG (Oblong Tarn, Mt Kenya, Kenya)
Event: OBLONG (Oblong Tarn, Mt Kenya, Kenya)

OTJIKOTO
Event: OTJIKOTO

OURSI (Mare dOursi)
Event: OURSI (Mare dOursi)

Event: OW4

OYO
Event: OYO

Event: PB-P2

Event: PB1_Pollen

Event: QARU09

Event: Ras_El_Ma
METHOD/DEVICE: Sediment sample (SES)

Event: RIETV2A

Event: RUG1

RUMUIKU_neotoma (RUMUIKU)
Event: RUMUIKU_neotoma (RUMUIKU)

RUSAKA (Rusaka Swamp)
Event: RUSAKA (Rusaka Swamp)

RVSB (Rietvlei-Still Bay)
Event: RVSB (Rietvlei-Still Bay)

SACRED
Event: SACRED

Event: SAQA22

Event: SD14TAN

Event: SD24TAN

SELIMA
Event: SELIMA

SHENGENA (Mt Shengena)
Event: SHENGENA (Mt Shengena)

SHUM
Event: SHUM

SMOM (Small Momela Lake)
Event: SMOM (Small Momela Lake)

Event: SN2

Sneeuberg (Sneeuberg Vlei)
Event: Sneeuberg (Sneeuberg Vlei)
METHOD/DEVICE: Multiple investigations (MULT)

SONGOLO (Songolo)
Event: SONGOLO (Songolo)

SPC
Event: SPC

Event: SUWAYH1

TAMSAA
Event: TAMSAA

TIGAL
Event: TIGAL
LOCATION: Tigalmamine, Morocco

TILLA
Event: TILLA

TIZONG
Event: TIZONG

TRIVA (Lake Tritrivakely)
Event: TRIVA (Lake Tritrivakely)

Event: Tswaing_Crater

Event: V95-2P

VENDA
Event: VENDA

VOORDRAG
Event: VOORDRAG

Event: VVV16

Event: W_SANA

WINDHOEK
Event: WINDHOEK

Event: Wonderkrater_borehole_3

Event: Wonderkrater_borehole_4

WWPORC
Event: WWPORC

YOA
Event: YOA