Global Acritarch Database ( &gt; 110 000 occurrences)

Shu, Xiang; Song, Haijun; Lei, Yong; Chu, Daoliang; Dal Corso, Jacopo; Liu, Xiaokang; Ye, Qin; Song, Hanchen; Wei, Lai; Jia, Enhao; Feng, Yan; Du, Yong; Song, Huyue; Yu, Wenchao; Liang, Qingzhong; Li, Xinchuan; Yao, Hong; Wu, Yuyang

doi:10.5194/essd-17-3567-2025

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-3567-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-3567-2025

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Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

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29 Jul 2025

Data description article |

| 29 Jul 2025

Global Acritarch Database ( > 110 000 occurrences)

Xiang Shu, Haijun Song, Yong Lei, Daoliang Chu, Jacopo Dal Corso, Xiaokang Liu, Qin Ye, Hanchen Song, Lai Wei, Enhao Jia, Yan Feng, Yong Du, Huyue Song, Wenchao Yu, Qingzhong Liang, Xinchuan Li, Hong Yao, and Yuyang Wu

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HTML: 2,480
PDF: 836
XML: 119
Total: 3,435
BibTeX: 95
EndNote: 148

Views and downloads (calculated since 20 Jan 2025)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Jan 2025	90	23	3	116
Feb 2025	85	15	1	101
Mar 2025	75	14	6	95
Apr 2025	85	22	4	111
May 2025	32	20	4	56
Jun 2025	29	26	4	59
Jul 2025	113	14	5	132
Aug 2025	265	53	8	326
Sep 2025	720	20	9	749
Oct 2025	94	47	3	144
Nov 2025	118	75	2	195
Dec 2025	155	77	9	241
Jan 2026	187	110	19	316
Feb 2026	111	79	10	200
Mar 2026	96	124	8	228
Apr 2026	127	75	16	218
May 2026	98	42	8	148

Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 20 Jan 2025)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Jan 2025	90	23	3	116
Feb 2025	85	15	1	101
Mar 2025	75	14	6	95
Apr 2025	85	22	4	111
May 2025	32	20	4	56
Jun 2025	29	26	4	59
Jul 2025	113	14	5	132
Aug 2025	265	53	8	326
Sep 2025	720	20	9	749
Oct 2025	94	47	3	144
Nov 2025	118	75	2	195
Dec 2025	155	77	9	241
Jan 2026	187	110	19	316
Feb 2026	111	79	10	200
Mar 2026	96	124	8	228
Apr 2026	127	75	16	218
May 2026	98	42	8	148

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Short summary

Building on the foundation of Palynodata, the Global Acritarch Database (GAD) added 29 new fields, 4531 new entries, 2 238 366 new metadata points, and 415 new references, resulting in a database comprising 115 860 entries, 43 fields, 3 050 852 metadata points, and 7791 references. GAD represents records from 1146 different sampling sites spanning geological history from the Precambrian to the Phanerozoic, and the fossil records include 1456 genera and 9865 species (excluding sp.).