Keywords: Acacia; Acanthaceae; Adenium; Age; Alismataceae; Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae; Argania; Artemisia (Africa); Asphodelus; Basilicum; Boraginaceae (Africa); Borassus-type; Brassicaceae; Bridelia; Bryonia; Buxus; Cadaba; Calligonum; Campanulaceae; Capparis; Carpinus; Caryophyllaceae; Cedrus; Celtis; Centaurea (Africa); Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Ceratonia; Chrozophora; Cirsium-type; Cistus; Citrus; Cleome; Coccinia; Combretaceae/Melastomataceae; Compositae Liguliflorae; Compositae Tubuliflorae; Compositae Vernonieae; Counting, palynology; Cucumis; Cyperaceae; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Dipsacaceae (Africa); Echinops (Africa); Ephedra distachya-type; Ephedra fragilis-type; Ericaceae undifferentiated; Eucalyptus; Euphorbia-type; Fagus; Fern spores; Filipendula; Fraxinus; Galium; Gazania-type; Gentiana; GeoB6008-1; Geraniaceae (Africa); Gravity corer (Kiel type); Gypsophila; Hedera; Heliotropium; Ilex; Indeterminata/varia; Isoetes; Jasminum; Juglans; Juniperus (Africa); Labiatae; Lannea; Leguminosae; Liliaceae undifferentiated; Lonicera (Africa); Lycopodium (Africa); M45/5a; Marker, added; Marker, found; MARUM; Meteor (1986); Mimosaceae undifferentiated; Nitraria; Nymphaea; Olea; Papaver; Pedicularis palustris-type; Pinus; Pistacia; Plantago; Plumbaginaceae undifferentiated; Poaceae undifferentiated; Pollen, total; Polycarpaea-type; Polygala; Polygonum aviculare-type; Polygonum persicaria-type; Pteridium; Pteris; Pulmonaria-type; Quercus ilex-type; Quercus pubescens-type; Ranunculaceae; Resedaceae; Rhamnaceae; Rhus; Rosaceae (Africa); Rubiaceae monade; Rumex; see reference(s); Sesbania-type; SL; Solanum; Spores, monolete; Spores, monolete verrucate; Spores, trilete; Tamarix (Africa); Thalictrum; Thymelaeaceae; Trapa natans; Typha angustifolia-type; Ulmus; Umbelliferae; Urticaceae; Vitex-type; Volume