Late Carboniferous (Westphalian D) miospore assemblages are reported f
rom an exploration borehole in the northwestern part of Saudi Arabia.
The presence of stratigraphically diagnostic monolete miospore genera
are reported for the first time in the Arabian Peninsula. The study em
phasises the need to examine cored sections to establish the biostrati
graphical value of the extensive populations of zonate miospores (Cirr
atriradites, Vallatisporites and Kraeuselisporites) reported. A detail
ed review is presented of previous Late Carboniferous-Early Permian da
ta in the Arabian Peninsula and comparisons are drawn with comparable
datasets in North Africa and Western Europe.